Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:39 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:23 am – 4:46 pm
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People6,459 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.92,609 householdsMedian household income $121,350Median home value $495,700Median rent $1,657 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,138 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 3,674 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, finance, insurance and real estate 15%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 25 minutes70% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages56% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Russian or other Slavic 2%, German or Dutch 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 18 days12 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Millers 4 Ne station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Springspring · 5.0 miSpook Hillpeak · 5.8 miCommunity College of Baltimore County - Hunt Valley Campuscollege · 4.9 miCamp Alkor Springspring · 3.7 miOregon Poollake · 4.3 miPrettyboy Covebay · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 3.0 mi · 460 acresGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 6.8 mi · 9,518 acresLocal Open Spacepark · 6.5 miDulaney Valley Memorial Gardenspark · 7.4 mi · 68 acresGwynnbrook Wmastate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 87 acresGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 11.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198431 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201044 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 home96% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% 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
Elevation515 ft157 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGreater Baltimore Medical Center11.8 miPost officeButler Post Office2.6 miTown hallHampstead Town Hall9.5 miPoliceBaltimore County Police Department Precinct 7 - Cockeysville5.0 miFire stationButler Volunteer Fire Company Station 492.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySparks Elementary School1.6 miCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Hunt Valley Campus4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI26 miInterstateI-831.2 miUS highwayUS 116 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL18 miLight railHunt Valley (Southbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)4.4 miCoachBaltimore - Towson, MD (Park & Ride at Cromwell Bridge Road (located just off the I-695 Beltway Exit 29A))OurBus12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21152 ZIP area.
