Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:42 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:19 am – 4:48 pm
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People6,866 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.82,394 householdsMedian household income $119,135Median home value $450,400Median rent $1,906 a month95% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,518 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.1% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 3,521 employedMain industries: professional and business services 20%, education and health care 17%, construction 15%Average commute 40 minutes72% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 30°F45 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days31 days above 90°F, 59 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Solomons station, 9 mi away; rain from Patuxent River Nas
Parks and public landsGreenwell Spstate park · 4.1 mi · 635 acresCalvert Cliffs Spstate park · 5.3 mi · 1,167 acresParker Creek Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 224 acresParkers Creek Wmastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 129 acresParker Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.6 miPARKERS CREEK Wildlife Management Area - Parkers Creek Wildlandsstate conservation land · 6.8 mi · 550 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 LowCalvert County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateDrought Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025227 of 240 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Calvert County monitors, MD
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBeaches Water Co-operativeserves 2,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation60 ft18 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCalvert Memorial Hospital9.4 miPost officeBroomes Island Post Office1.3 miPoliceMaryland State Police - Barrack U Prince Frederick7.7 miFire stationSaint Leonard Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Company 72.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCollege of Southern Maryland Prince Frederick Campus8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA40 miInterstateI-9533 miUS highwayUS 30124 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR40 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle27 miTransit2 stops within a mileCalvert County Public Transportation (CCPT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20685 ZIP area.
