Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:42 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:19 am – 4:48 pm
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People20,699 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.47,371 householdsMedian household income $115,748Median home value $333,500Median rent $1,755 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,025 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 11,176 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, public administration 14%, construction 12%Average commute 39 minutes75% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 92%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 30°F45 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days31 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Solomons station, 5 mi away; rain from Patuxent River Nas
Nearby landmarksHoopers Neckcape · 2.1 miCove Pointcape · 3.2 miChesapeake Ranch Club Lakelake · 1.4 miSpring Covebay · 3.7 miLake Lariatlake · 2.0 miCove Point Beachbeach · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCalvert Cliffs Spstate park · under a mile · 1,167 acresCover Point Parkpark · under a mile · 79 acresGreenwell Spstate park · 4.5 mi · 635 acresSolomons Town Center Parkpark · 2.4 miChancellors Run Regional Parkstate recreation area · 8.5 mi · 54 acresSt Marys River Spstate park · 10.2 mi · 584 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCalvert County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025227 of 240 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Calvert County monitors, MD
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterChesapeake Ranch Estatesserves 9,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation55 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital12.1 miPost officeLusby Post Officeunder a milePoliceSaint Mary's County Sheriff's Office District 3 Station7.2 miFire stationSolomons Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department Company 3 Substation1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 middleElementaryPatuxent Appeal Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleMill Creek Middle School1.5 miMiddleSouthern Middle School1.6 miCollegeCollege of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA46 miInterstateI-9539 miUS highwayUS 5024 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR45 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle25 miTransit6 stops within a mileCalvert County Public Transportation (CCPT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20657 ZIP area.
