Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 57 min5:40 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 24 min7:23 am – 4:47 pm
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People7,539 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.42,680 householdsMedian household income $134,672Median home value $602,800Median rent $1,438 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,153 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 3,529 employedMain industries: professional and business services 21%, education and health care 21%, public administration 10%Average commute 30 minutes65% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages63% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 38% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 73%, Korean 12%, other Indo-European languages 6%, Chinese 3%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 27°F48 in of rain a yearwettest month July29 in of snow a year, on about 13 days18 days above 90°F, 92 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cylburn station, 10 mi away; rain from Marriottsville 0.6 Se; snow from Columbia 2.3 N
Nearby landmarksNorth Branch Patapsco Riverriver · 2.0 miSouth Branch Patapsco Riverriver · 2.0 miChestnut Hillpeak · 4.0 miCommunity College of Baltimore County - Randallstown Extension Centercollege · 3.5 miNever-Ending Springspring · 2.5 miCentennial Lakelake · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPatapsco Valley Spstate park · 1.1 mi · 449 acresPatapsco Valley State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 73 acresSoldiers Delight Neastate park · 4.4 miCarriage Hill Parkpark · 2.7 miWildwood Parkpark · 3.6 miSoliders Delight NEA (DNR)state park · 6.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198448 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201031 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 subscription91% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% 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
Elevation433 ft132 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Hospital3.8 miPost officeWoodstock Post Office3.1 miTown hallSykesville Town Hall6.7 miPoliceBaltimore County Police Department Randallstown Substation3.4 miFire stationHoward County Fire and Rescue Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Station 82.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Randallstown Extension Center3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI15 miInterstateI-702.9 miUS highwayUS 292.7 miAmtrakPenn Station BAL13 miSubwayOLD COURT STATION (METRO) nbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)6.0 miCoachBaltimore - Pikesville, MD (Greenspring Shopping Center - - 2835 Smith Avenue Pikesville, MD 21209)OurBus8.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21163 ZIP area.
