Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:41 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:24 am – 4:48 pm
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People8,643 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.32,849 householdsMedian household income $189,241Median home value $735,600Median rent $1,535 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,484 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 4,437 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, professional and business services 18%, public administration 12%Average commute 39 minutes65% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 28% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages52% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 88%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Russian or other Slavic 3%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month September31 in of snow a year, on about 16 days13 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Damascus 3 Ssw station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsLisbon Parkpark · under a mileWestern Regional Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 210 acresPatuxent River Spstate park · 5.1 mi · 481 acresHugg-Thomas Wmastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 261 acresPatapsco Valley State Parkstate park · 8.1 mi · 73 acresMorgan Run Neastate park · 9.7 mi · 160 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201019 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201641 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 home95% of households have a broadband subscription84% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% 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 in the county
Elevation561 ft171 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSpringfield State Hospital Center6.9 miPost officeLisbon Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMount Airy Town Hall5.6 miPoliceSykesville Police Department5.9 miFire stationLisbon Volunteer Fire Company / Howard County Fire and Rescue Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryLisbon Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolMount Airy Christian Academy2.0 miCollegeHoward Community College13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI24 miInterstateI-701.5 miUS highwayUS 401.5 miAmtrakRockville, MD RKV18 miRailWASHINGTON GROVE MARC wbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)15 miCoachRockville, MD (Shady Grove Station (WMATA Red Line) Kiss-n-Ride WEST, on the end of the middle curb for taxi pick-up/drop-off)OurBus16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21797 ZIP area.
