Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:42 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:18 am – 4:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People971 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 20.30 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.9% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 456 employedMain industries: education and health care 66%, retail 12%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 12 minutes18% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 45% walk or cycle, 33% work from homeSource: 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 landmarksLong Pointcape · 1.7 miSaint Mary's College of Marylandcollege · under a mileBuzzard Pointcape · 2.9 miBettys Covebay · under a mileMilburn Creekbay · 1.3 miWherritts Pondlake · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPiney Point Aquaculture Centerstate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 66 acresCarver Heights Community Parkpark · 4.6 miSt Marys River Spstate park · 7.3 mi · 584 acresChancellors Run Regional Parkstate recreation area · 6.4 mi · 54 acresJames W. Henderson Parkpark · 4.9 miPoint Lookout Spstate park · 9.7 miSource: 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, 27 mi away
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
Elevation28 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Saint Mary's Hospital13.7 miPost officeSaint Marys City Post Officeunder a milePoliceSaint Mary's County Sheriff's Office District 4 Station5.4 miFire stationSecond District Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer Rescue Squad Company 64.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSaint Mary's College of Marylandunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY51 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA56 miUS highwayUS 36016 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR58 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 20686 ZIP area.
