Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:40 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 23 min7:24 am – 4:47 pm
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People38,984 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.214,785 householdsMedian household income $104,966Median home value $424,100Median rent $1,331 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,667 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 20,494 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 13%, retail 10%Average commute 31 minutes71% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 5%, other Indo-European languages 1%2% 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, 15 mi away
Nearby landmarksCarroll Community Collegecollege · 1.2 miMcDaniel Collegecollege · 2.5 miCounty Home Farm Pondlake · under a mileWest Branch North Branch Patapsco Riverriver · 3.5 miEast Branch North Branch Patapsco Riverriver · 4.9 miCranberry Reservoirreservoir · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWestminster Veterans Memorial Parkpark · under a mileWestminster High School / Cc Vo-Techrecreation area · under a mile · 68 acresMorgan Run Neastate park · 3.6 mi · 372 acresAvondale Wmastate conservation land · 1.9 mi · 184 acresSoliders Delight NEA (DNR)state park · 10.5 miSoldiers Delight Neastate park · 10.6 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 198442 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201648 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCarroll County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality90% of days had good air in 2025215 of 238 days measured23 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 90main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carroll County monitors, MD
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Westminsterserves 35,256 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation828 ft252 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCarroll Hospitalunder a milePost officeWestminster Post Office2.5 miTown hallWestminster City Hall2.1 miPoliceMaryland State Police - Westminster Barrack G1.5 miFire stationCarroll County Fire Department Station 3 Westminster Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools3 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, 4 otherHighWestminster High Schoolunder a mileSchoolCarroll County Career and Technology Centerunder a mileSchoolCarroll Springs Schoolunder a mileCollegeCarroll Community College1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI31 miInterstateI-7958.9 miUS highwayUS 4015 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL26 miSubwayOWINGS MILLS METRO North EntranceMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)15 miCoachBaltimore - Pikesville, MD (Greenspring Shopping Center - - 2835 Smith Avenue Pikesville, MD 21209)OurBus20 miTransit2 stops within a mileCarroll Transit System (CTS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21157 ZIP area.
