Local servicesHospitalCarroll Hospital7.0 miPost officeWestminster Post Office5.5 miTown hallWestminster City Hall5.7 miPoliceMcdaniel College Department of Campus Security Police Department5.2 miFire stationCarroll County Fire Department Station 6 Pleasant Valley Fire Company1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR37 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI38 miInterstateI-79516 miUS highwayUS 1513 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL33 miCoachFrederick, MD (North Frederick Park & Ride at 2810 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick, MD)OurBus23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21158 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:40 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:25 am – 4:47 pm
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People22,083 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.68,451 householdsMedian household income $109,827Median home value $384,700Median rent $1,794 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,909 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 11,280 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, construction 12%, professional and business services 11%Average commute 36 minutes76% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages36% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 2%, other Indo-European languages 2%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 39°F, lows 21°F44 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month September28 in of snow a year, on about 14 days18 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hanover 4 Sw station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsUnion Mills Reserviorpark · 2.2 miUnion Mills Reservoirpark · 2.8 miAvondale Wmastate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 184 acresCodorus State Parkstate park · 10.4 mi · 2,290 acresMorgan Run Neastate park · 11.0 mi · 372 acresGettysburg National Military Parkhistoric site · 13.9 mi · 4,610 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 198441 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% 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
Elevation573 ft175 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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