Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center13.3 miPost officeMount Victoria Post Office1.1 miTown hallColonial Beach Town Hall6.9 miPoliceMaryland Transportation Authority Police Station Governor Harry Nice Memorial Bridge3.9 miFire stationNewburg Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA36 miInterstateI-9527 miUS highwayUS 3015.8 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR42 miCoachWoodbridge Destination StationGreyhound29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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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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People3,138 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.31,229 householdsMedian household income $88,438Median home value $475,700Median rent $1,201 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,180 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,333 employedMain industries: construction 24%, education and health care 19%, public administration 14%Average commute 38 minutes74% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 6%, Chinese 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 14 mi away
Parks and public landsSmallwood Spstate park · 1.5 mi · 351 acresZEKIAH SWAMP NEA - Zekiah Swamp Wildlandstate park · 5.1 mi · 434 acresSouthern Parkpark · 4.6 miBarnsfield Parkpark · 6.1 mi · 170 acresGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monumentnational monument · 9.8 mi · 556 acresChapel Point Spstate park · 9.9 mi · 823 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 201047 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201047 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
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAqualand Campgroundserves 240 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation139 ft42 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
