Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:44 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:20 am – 4:50 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September15 in of snow a year, on about 7 days16 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mechanicsville 5 Ne station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksRock Pointcape · 1.0 miCobb Islandisland · under a mileBluff Pointcape · 2.3 miCharleston Creekbay · 1.8 miNeale Soundbay · under a mileWicomico Riverriver · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouthern Parkpark · 1.7 miGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monumentnational monument · 5.7 mi · 556 acresWestmoreland State Parkstate park · 6.5 miSt. Clements Island Spstate park · 6.5 mi · 58 acresSmallwood Spstate park · 7.0 mi · 351 acresNewtowne Neck Spstate park · 7.2 mi · 836 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201046 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201046 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCharles County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025218 of 236 days measured18 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Charles County monitors, MD
Drinking waterWaldorf - Charles County Dpwserves 84,296 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation13 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital11.7 miPost officeCobb Island Post Officeunder a mileTown hallColonial Beach Town Hall6.4 miPoliceColonial Beach Police Department6.5 miFire stationCobb Island Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Servicesunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCollege of Southern Maryland Leonardtown Campus12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA42 miInterstateI-9533 miUS highwayUS 30111 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR47 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20661 ZIP area.
