Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:39 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:23 am – 4:45 pm
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People7,440 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.82,599 householdsMedian household income $162,052Median home value $580,900Median rent $1,271 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,800 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 3,988 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, professional and business services 20%, finance, insurance and real estate 9%Average commute 37 minutes67% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages64% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 18 days12 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Millers 4 Ne station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSpook Hillpeak · 2.4 miFrog Hollow Covebay · 2.7 miPrettyboy Covebay · 3.0 miCamp Alkor Springspring · 4.1 miHeritage Rail Trail County Park New Freedom Station Trailheadpark · 6.4 miPrettyboy Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 4.0 mi · 460 acresArlington Ernst Parkpark · 5.2 miParker Conservation Areapark · 6.7 mi · 148 acresGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 9.7 mi · 9,518 acresRocks Spstate park · 12.3 mi · 950 acresGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 14.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198426 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201047 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 home97% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation538 ft164 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Shrewsbury Hospital8.8 miPost officeParkton Post Office1.2 miTown hallNew Freedom Borough Office6.3 miPoliceSouthern Regional Police Department6.3 miFire stationBaltimore County Fire Department Parkton - Station 60under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Hunt Valley Campus11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI33 miInterstateI-83under a mileUS highwayUS 118 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL24 miLight railHunt Valley (Southbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)10 miCoachBaltimore - Towson, MD (Park & Ride at Cromwell Bridge Road (located just off the I-695 Beltway Exit 29A))OurBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21120 ZIP area.
