Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:43 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:26 am – 4:50 pm
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People11,965 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.34,146 householdsMedian household income $151,563Median home value $507,000Median rent $1,708 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,805 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 6,110 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, professional and business services 19%, public administration 11%Average commute 34 minutes64% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages48% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 3%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 27°F44 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month September31 in of snow a year, on about 16 days37 days above 90°F, 84 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Frederick Police Brks station, 7 mi away; snow from Damascus 3 Ssw
Parks and public landsWiles Branch Park (middletown)park · under a mileSouth Mountain State Park - Battlefieldstate park · 3.0 miSouth Mountain Sbstate park · 3.0 miSouth Mountain State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 85 acresRemsberg Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 98 acresGathland Spstate park · 4.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201015 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201616 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFrederick County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025203 of 237 days measured34 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Frederick County monitors, MD
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Middletownserves 4,288 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation510 ft155 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalFrederick Health Hospital8.3 miPost officeMiddletown Post Office2.8 miTown hallMiddletown Town Hall1.2 miPoliceMaryland Natural Resource Police Department Western Region Echo Lake Office Area 75.4 miFire stationMiddletown Volunteer Fire Company Station 71.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolSaint Thomas More Academy1.4 miElementaryMiddletown Primary School1.6 miElementaryMiddletown Elementary School1.7 miCollegeUniversity of Maryland Extension7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR20 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD35 miInterstateI-703.1 miUS highwayUS 40 Altunder a mileAmtrakRockville, MD RKV34 miRailFREDERICK MARC wbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)9.0 miCoachFrederick, MD (Prospect Plaza shopping center, close to Dollar tree at 403 S Jefferson St.)OurBus7.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21769 ZIP area.
