Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:40 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:23 am – 4:46 pm
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People62,816 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.725,193 householdsMedian household income $101,831Median home value $387,400Median rent $1,848 a month55% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,231 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate73% of adults are in the labour force, 33,962 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 15%, finance, insurance and real estate 10%Average commute 30 minutes64% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages51% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 84%, Spanish 4%, other languages 4%, other Indo-European languages 3%6% 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, 8 mi away; rain from Reisterstown 1.2 Nw; snow from Columbia 2.3 N
Nearby landmarksStevenson University - Owings Mills Campuscollege · under a mileThe Community College of Baltimore County - Owings Millscollege · 1.4 miBig Springspring · 5.1 miPikesville Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miLiberty Lakelake · 6.1 miChestnut Hillpeak · 9.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSoldiers Delight Neastate park · 2.9 miGwynnbrook Wmastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 87 acresSoliders Delight NEA (DNR)state park · 3.9 miHannah More Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 67 acresWildwood Parkpark · 3.5 miPatapsco Valley Spstate park · 8.4 mi · 449 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198441 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201036 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 home95% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLighthouse Senior Living Ellicott Cityserves 113 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation537 ft164 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Hospital4.8 miPost officeOwings Mills Post Office1.5 miPoliceMaryland Natural Resources Police Central Region Gwynnbrook Office Area 5 and 61.2 miFire stationOwings Mills Volunteer Fire Company Station 31under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools3 elementary, 1 high, 4 otherSchoolJemicy School - Upper Campusunder a mileSchoolTorah Institute of Baltimoreunder a mileElementaryOwings Mills Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeStevenson University - Owings Mills Campusright hereSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI18 miInterstateI-7951.4 miUS highwayUS 299.0 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL12 miSubwayOWINGS MILLS METRO North EntranceMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)1.4 miCoachBaltimore - Pikesville, MD (Greenspring Shopping Center - - 2835 Smith Avenue Pikesville, MD 21209)OurBus5.8 miTransit18 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 21117 ZIP area.
