Local servicesHospitalCalvert Memorial Hospital7.6 miPost officeChesapeake Beach Post Office3.0 miTown hallChesapeake Beach Town Hall3.2 miPoliceCalvert County Sheriff's Office9.1 miFire stationNorth Beach Volunteer Fire Department Company 13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySunderland Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeCollege of Southern Maryland Prince Frederick Campus9.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA27 miInterstateI-9519 miUS highwayUS 30113 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR25 miCoachAnnapolisFlixBus22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20689 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20689 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:41 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:20 am – 4:48 pm
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People1,809 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.1618 householdsMedian household income $161,833Median home value $490,50093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,222 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 1,058 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 18%, education and health care 17%, construction 16%Average commute 39 minutes87% drive alone, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, other Asian or Pacific languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September15 in of snow a year, on about 7 days16 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mechanicsville 5 Ne station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksPlum Pointcape · 5.2 miTown Pointcape · 6.8 miHog Island (historical)island · 4.2 miHerring Baybay · 6.2 miHerring Bay Viewbay · 6.3 miHagerstown City Park Lakelake · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKings Landing Nrmastate park · 4.2 mi · 1,286 acresBayfront Parkrecreation area · 2.8 miFull Mill Branch Nrmastate park · 5.5 mi · 182 acresLynwood T. Kellam Memorial Rec Parkpark · 3.1 miHall Creek NRMA (DNR)state park · 6.0 miMilltown Landing Nrmastate park · 6.1 mi · 264 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 home95% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFox Run Condominiums, INC.serves 85 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation108 ft33 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
