Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:39 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:22 am – 4:46 pm
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People21,853 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.69,765 householdsMedian household income $93,808Median home value $430,100Median rent $1,605 a month60% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,302 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 11,055 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, professional and business services 20%, retail 7%Average commute 28 minutes68% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages59% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 29% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 2%, French or Haitian Creole 1%4% 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°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month July19 in of snow a year, on about 9 days18 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cylburn station, 6 mi away; rain from Towson 0.8 Sw; snow from Baltimore Wash Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksGoucher Collegecollege · 1.1 miFortis Institute - Towsoncollege · 1.8 miHall Springspring · 5.3 miLake Rolandlake · 4.2 miLoch Raven Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miVilla Maria Springspring · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 1.3 miHampton National Historic Sitehistoric site · under a mile · 62 acresGlendale Parkpark · 2.0 miMount Pleasantpark · 2.6 miGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 5.3 mi · 6,162 acresFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrinenational monument · 10.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198437 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201046 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% 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
Elevation399 ft122 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Saint Joseph Medical Center2.6 miPost officeLoch Raven Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBaltimore City Hall8.6 miPoliceBaltimore County Police Department Headquarters1.1 miFire stationProvidence Volunteer Fire Company Station 29under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 6 otherSchoolNotre Dame Preparatory Schoolunder a mileSchoolConcordia Preparatory Schoolunder a mileHighLoch Raven High Schoolunder a mileCollegeGoucher College1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI17 miInterstateI-695under a mileUS highwayUS 14.3 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL7.6 miLight railLutherville (Southbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)3.1 miCoachBaltimore - Towson, MD (Park & Ride at Cromwell Bridge Road (located just off the I-695 Beltway Exit 29A))OurBusunder a mileTransit3 stops within a mileMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21286 ZIP area.
