Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 56 min5:42 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:23 am – 4:48 pm
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People2,035 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.6735 householdsMedian home value $654,200Median rent $1,405 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,160 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 991 employedMain industries: professional and business services 34%, education and health care 19%, retail 13%Average commute 44 minutes54% drive alone, 12% take public transport, 30% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages57% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 30% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, Spanish 17%, other Indo-European languages 5%, other languages 1%11% 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°F41 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month September16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days23 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rockville 1 Ne station, 7 mi away; snow from Beltsville
Nearby landmarksHawlings Riverriver · 2.3 miLake Bernard Franklake · 5.2 miTriadelphia Reservoirreservoir · 4.3 miLake Needwoodlake · 6.0 miMontgomery College - Rockville Campuscollege · 7.6 miMaryland University of Integrative Healthcollege · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPatuxent River Spstate park · 1.8 miBatchellors Forest Lppark · 1.0 miManor Oaks Lppark · 1.3 miMatthew Henson State Park Unit #4state park · 4.4 mi · 61 acresMatthew Henson State Park Unit #3state park · 5.0 mi · 56 acresMatthew Henson Spstate park · 7.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201022 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMontgomery County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighHail Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025299 of 360 days measured61 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Montgomery County monitors, MD
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription90% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWashington Suburban Sanitary Commissionserves 1,900,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation477 ft145 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedstar Montgomery Medical Center1.1 miPost officeSandy Spring Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrookeville Town Hall2.4 miPoliceMaryland - National Capital Park Police Department Montgomery County Division6.0 miFire stationSandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department - Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 4 otherElementarySherwood Elementary Schoolright hereHighOur Lady Of Good Counsel High Schoolunder a mileHighSherwood High Schoolunder a mileCollegeMontgomery College - Rockville Campus7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI20 miInterstateI-3707.3 miUS highwayUS 296.3 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV7.5 miSubwayGlenmont - East Side of Georgia Ave. North of Layhill Rd.Washington Metro6.2 miCoachRockville, MD (Shady Grove Station (WMATA Red Line) Kiss-n-Ride WEST, on the end of the middle curb for taxi pick-up/drop-off)OurBus7.3 miTransit9 stops within a mileRide OnSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20860 ZIP area.
