Local servicesHospitalMedStar Franklin Square Medical Center6.7 miPost officeUpper Falls Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBel Air Town Hall8.1 miPoliceHarford County Sheriff's Office Southern Precinct3.7 miFire stationKingsville Volunteer Fire Company Station 481.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 otherSchoolSaint Stephen Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Paul's Lutheran School1.7 miCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Essex Campus6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI23 miInterstateI-95under a mileUS highwayUS 11.5 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE14 miRailEDGEWOOD MARC sbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)6.0 miCoachEdgewood Bus StopGreyhound4.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21156 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21156 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:38 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:22 am – 4:45 pm
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People297 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.283 householdsMedian household income $124,648Median home value $486,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,865 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate100% of adults are in the labour force, 189 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, professional and business services 22%, construction 17%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages66% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 30% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 25°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days26 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld station, 13 mi away; snow from New Park
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls Spstate park · under a mile · 6,162 acresGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 5.1 miGough Parkpark · 2.9 miSoukup Parkpark · 3.0 miHampton National Historic Sitehistoric site · 9.7 mi · 62 acresNorth Point Sbstate park · 11.2 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 198434 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200847 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation169 ft52 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
