Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital19.1 miPost officeRidge Post Office1.1 miFire stationRidge Volunteer Fire Department Company 41.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryRidge Elementary School1.1 miSchoolSaint Michael's Catholic School1.3 miCollegeSaint Mary's College of Maryland5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY50 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA62 miUS highwayUS 36012 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR64 miTransit1 stop within a mileSt. Mary's Transit SystemSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20680 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20680 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:42 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:18 am – 4:49 pm
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People663 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.6288 householdsMedian home value $397,500Median rent $1,592 a month40% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,107 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.5% unemployment rate44% of adults are in the labour force, 182 employedMain industries: construction 30%, professional and business services 25%, wholesale trade 22%Average commute 13 minutes53% drive alone, 47% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 30°F46 in of rain a yearwettest month July13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days29 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, St Inigoes Webster Nolf station, 3 mi away; snow from Patuxent River Nas
Nearby landmarksCalvert Baybay · under a mileFox Harborbay · under a mileSmith Pointcape · 1.0 miLawson Pointcape · 1.1 miBlue Gull Hillpeak · 1.8 miSaint Marys Riverriver · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPoint Lookout Spstate park · 3.8 miPiney Point Aquaculture Centerstate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 66 acresSt Marys River Spstate park · 12.9 mi · 584 acresChancellors Run Regional Parkstate recreation area · 12.3 mi · 54 acresGardys Millpond Public Fishing Lakestate recreation area · 14.0 miGreenwell Spstate park · 18.9 mi · 635 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSt. Mary's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 29 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterLexington Parkserves 43,030 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation11 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
