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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People4,639 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.51,559 householdsMedian household income $157,813Median home value $451,600Median rent $1,203 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,957 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate75% of adults are in the labour force, 2,548 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, professional and business services 18%, hospitality, food and recreation 11%Average commute 29 minutes74% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, Spanish 5%, other languages 4%, Tagalog 3%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 30°F44 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month July19 in of snow a year, on about 9 days43 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Md Sci Ctr Baltimore station, 13 mi away; snow from Baltimore Wash Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksLong Pointcape · under a milePiney Pointcape · 3.9 miCunninghill Covebay · 4.0 miBird Riverriver · 2.7 miDays Covebay · 2.0 miRumsey Islandisland · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGunpowder Falls Spstate park · under a mile · 6,162 acresGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 2.9 mi · 967 acresGough Parkpark · 2.2 miSoukup Parkpark · 2.4 miNorth Point Sbstate park · 8.7 miHart-Miller Island Spstate park · 9.2 mi · 1,307 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 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 3.2 on 23 Oct 199049 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 home96% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% 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
Elevation49 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMedStar Franklin Square Medical Center4.8 miPost officeWhite Marsh Post Office1.4 miPoliceBaltimore County Police Department Precinct 9 - White Marsh3.7 miFire stationWhite Marsh Volunteer Fire Company Station 201.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryVincent Farm Elementary School1.4 miElementaryChapel Hill Elementary School1.8 miCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Essex Campus4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI20 miInterstateI-952.0 miUS highwayUS 401.4 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL13 miRailMARTIN AIRPORT MARC nbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)3.6 miCoachWhite Marsh Honeygo BlvdGreyhound3.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21162 ZIP area.
