Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:41 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:23 am – 4:47 pm
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People6,052 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.12,097 householdsMedian household income $191,804Median home value $680,200Median rent $1,384 a month97% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,005 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 3,468 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 19%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%Average commute 32 minutes71% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages64% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, Korean 5%, other languages 4%, Chinese 4%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 27°F48 in of rain a yearwettest month July29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days18 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cylburn station, 14 mi away; rain from Marriottsville 0.6 Se; snow from Columbia 2.3 N
Parks and public landsPatapsco Valley State Parkstate park · under a mile · 73 acresPatapsco Valley Spstate park · 2.6 mi · 449 acresHugg-Thomas Wmastate conservation land · 3.1 mi · 261 acresSoldiers Delight Neastate park · 5.6 miManor Woods Parkpark · 4.0 miPiney Run Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 815 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198450 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201649 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarroll County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025215 of 238 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carroll County monitors, MD
Internet at home99% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Westminsterserves 35,256 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation503 ft153 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpringfield State Hospital Center3.8 miPost officeWoodstock Post Office3.0 miTown hallSykesville Town Hall3.3 miPoliceSykesville Police Department3.3 miFire stationWest Friendship Volunteer Fire Department / Howard County Fire Department Station 32.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Randallstown Extension Center6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI18 miInterstateI-703.1 miUS highwayUS 402.9 miAmtrakBWI Marshall Airport, MD BWI16 miSubwayOWINGS MILLS METRO South EntranceMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)8.2 miCoachBaltimore - Pikesville, MD (Greenspring Shopping Center - - 2835 Smith Avenue Pikesville, MD 21209)OurBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21104 ZIP area.
