Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:39 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:24 am – 4:46 pm
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People3,313 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 33.71,032 householdsMedian household income $123,158Median home value $479,500Median rent $1,513 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,035 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 1,635 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, professional and business services 13%, retail 12%Average commute 31 minutes78% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Russian or other Slavic 2%, Spanish 2%, Arabic 2%4% 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, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlack and Decker Manufacturing Company Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miSpook Hillpeak · 6.3 miBig Springspring · 6.4 miEast Branch North Branch Patapsco Riverriver · 5.3 miCascade Lakelake · 5.3 miPrettyboy Reservoirreservoir · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRoberts Fieldpark · 2.2 miLions Club Parkpark · 3.1 miTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 8.6 mi · 460 acresSoldiers Delight Neastate park · 9.5 miSoliders Delight NEA (DNR)state park · 9.6 miGwynnbrook Wmastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 87 acresSource: 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 198434 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201039 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 home86% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% 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
Elevation633 ft193 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarroll Hospital9.9 miPost officeUpperco Post Office1.8 miTown hallHampstead Town Hall3.2 miPoliceHampstead Police Department3.2 miFire stationArcadia Volunteer Fire Company Station 852.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Hunt Valley Campus9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI29 miInterstateI-836.8 miUS highwayUS 2919 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL21 miLight railHunt Valley (Southbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)9.7 miCoachBaltimore - Pikesville, MD (Greenspring Shopping Center - - 2835 Smith Avenue Pikesville, MD 21209)OurBus15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21155 ZIP area.
