Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:40 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:23 am – 4:46 pm
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People37,276 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.015,735 householdsMedian household income $90,131Median home value $337,900Median rent $1,720 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,563 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 17,189 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, professional and business services 14%, retail 12%Average commute 28 minutes63% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages50% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 5%, other languages 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%5% 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, 4 mi away; rain from Pikesville 1.8 Sw; snow from Columbia 2.3 N
Nearby landmarksNer Israel Rabbinical Collegecollege · 1.6 miPikesville Reservoirreservoir · under a mileStevenson University - Greenspring Campuscollege · 2.9 miLake Rolandlake · 4.3 miLake Ashburtonlake · 5.2 miChestnut Hillpeak · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSilver Creek Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 75 acresVilla Nova Parkpark · 2.2 miSoldiers Delight Neastate park · 5.2 miPatapsco Valley Spstate park · 6.6 mi · 785 acresGwynnbrook Wmastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 87 acresSoliders Delight NEA (DNR)state park · 7.5 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 198442 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201038 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% 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
Elevation528 ft161 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Hospital3.5 miPost officePikesville Carrier Annex Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBaltimore City Hall8.8 miPoliceMaryland State Police - Office of the State Fire Marshalunder a mileFire stationBaltimore County Fire Department Pikesville-Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools7 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 5 otherSchoolCambridge Schoolunder a mileSchoolKrieger Schechter Day Schoolunder a mileSchoolBeth Tfiloh Dahan Community Schoolunder a mileCollegeNer Israel Rabbinical College1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI15 miInterstateI-695under a mileUS highwayUS 406.4 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL7.9 miSubwayOLD COURT METRO EntranceMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)1.3 miCoachBaltimore - Pikesville, MD (Greenspring Shopping Center - - 2835 Smith Avenue Pikesville, MD 21209)OurBus1.9 miTransit32 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 21208 ZIP area.
