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 – 4:45 pm
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People15,501 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.15,609 householdsMedian household income $128,069Median home value $449,500Median rent $1,935 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,793 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 8,211 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, retail 12%, public administration 11%Average commute 33 minutes70% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages55% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, other Indo-European languages 8%, other languages 3%, Spanish 3%8% 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°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month September19 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, 12 mi away; rain from Kingsville 1.2 E; snow from Baltimore Wash Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksLong Pointcape · 2.4 miCommunity College of Baltimore County - Essex Campuscollege · 4.0 miPiney Pointcape · 6.3 miCunninghill Covebay · 6.5 miBird Riverriver · 5.2 miRumsey Islandisland · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls Spstate park · within reach · 6,162 acresSoukup Parkpark · under a mileGough Parkpark · under a mileGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 2.8 miHampton National Historic Sitehistoric site · 7.3 mi · 62 acresNorth Point Sbstate park · 8.8 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 198436 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200849 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 subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% 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
Elevation200 ft61 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Franklin Square Medical Center4.0 miPost officeWhite Marsh Post Office1.8 miPoliceBaltimore County Police Department Precinct 9 - White Marsh2.4 miFire stationBaltimore County Fire Department Perry Hall - Station 551.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherElementaryChapel Hill Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolLittle Jewels Learning Center1.1 miHighPerry Hall High School1.2 miCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Essex Campus4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI20 miInterstateI-952.3 miUS highwayUS 11.3 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL11 miRailMARTIN AIRPORT MARC nbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)4.8 miCoachWhite Marsh Honeygo BlvdGreyhound2.0 miTransit3 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 21128 ZIP area.
