Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:39 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:22 am – 4:46 pm
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People66,334 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.527,639 householdsMedian household income $83,517Median home value $288,100Median rent $1,587 a month65% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,390 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 34,621 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, retail 12%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 27 minutes73% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, other languages 3%, Spanish 3%, other Indo-European languages 2%4% 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°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month October19 in of snow a year, on about 9 days18 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cylburn station, 7 mi away; rain from Hamilton 0.3 Ne; snow from Baltimore Wash Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksGoucher Collegecollege · 3.4 miHall Springspring · 4.7 miCommunity College of Baltimore County - Essex Campuscollege · 3.9 miLong Pointcape · 6.5 miVilla Maria Springspring · 3.5 miMontebello Waste Water Lakelake · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 2.2 miGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 3.4 mi · 6,162 acresKrause Parkpark · under a mileDouble Rockpark · 1.4 mi · 106 acresHampton National Historic Sitehistoric site · 3.3 mi · 62 acresFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrinenational monument · 9.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198438 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201048 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 home88% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% 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
Elevation343 ft105 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Good Samaritan Hospital3.8 miPost officeParkville Post Office1.1 miTown hallBaltimore City Hall8.2 miPoliceBaltimore County Police Department Precinct 8 - Parkvilleunder a mileFire stationBaltimore County Fire Department Parkville - Station 10under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 6 otherHighParkville High Schoolunder a mileElementaryHarford Hills Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryCarney Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeGoucher College3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI17 miInterstateI-695under a mileUS highwayUS 11.8 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL7.4 miLight railLutherville (Southbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)5.6 miCoachBaltimore - Towson, MD (Park & Ride at Cromwell Bridge Road (located just off the I-695 Beltway Exit 29A))OurBus2.1 miTransit14 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 21234 ZIP area.
