Local servicesHospitalMedStar Franklin Square Medical Center4.8 miPost officeChase Post Office1.5 miPoliceMaryland State Police Aviation Command2.0 miFire stationBaltimore County Fire Department Chase - Station 541.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryChase Elementary Schoolright hereHighHigh Road School of Baltimore Countyunder a mileElementarySeneca Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Essex Campus4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI19 miInterstateI-954.0 miUS highwayUS 403.0 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL12 miRailMARTIN AIRPORT MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)1.6 miCoachBaltimore (White Marsh P&R)Peter Pan Bus Lines4.5 miTransit9 stops within a mileMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21220 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21220 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:39 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:21 am – 4:45 pm
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People42,936 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.016,220 householdsMedian household income $79,676Median home value $279,900Median rent $1,621 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,382 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 21,904 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 13%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 31 minutes75% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 3%, Arabic 3%, Tagalog 2%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 30°F44 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month July19 in of snow a year, on about 9 days43 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Md Sci Ctr Baltimore station, 12 mi away; snow from Baltimore Wash Intl Ap
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 1.6 mi · 967 acresEastern Regional Parkpark · within reach · 69 acresGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 4.1 mi · 6,162 acresDarkhead Creek Parkpark · 2.5 miHart-Miller Island Spstate park · 5.8 mi · 1,307 acresNorth Point Sbstate park · 6.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198440 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 23 Oct 199049 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighBaltimore City, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025248 of 364 days measured114 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Baltimore (City) County monitors, MD
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription77% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Baltimoreserves 1,600,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level7 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation21 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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