Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center7.4 miPost officeFaulkner Post Office1.6 miTown hallLa Plata Town Hall7.2 miPoliceMaryland Transportation Authority Police Station Governor Harry Nice Memorial Bridge4.2 miFire stationNewburg Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Mary Washington Dahlgren Campus7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA30 miInterstateI-9523 miUS highwayUS 3015.5 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR37 miCoachWoodbridge Destination StationGreyhound23 miTransit5 stops within a milePGM VanGOSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:44 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:21 am – 4:50 pm
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People687 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.3158 householdsMedian household income $204,071Median home value $491,20091% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,317 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 259 employedMain industries: public administration 26%, education and health care 18%, farming, forestry and mining 17%Average commute 29 minutes53% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 33% walk or cycleSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 28% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 63%, other Indo-European languages 31%, Spanish 7%10% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 66°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September15 in of snow a year, on about 7 days16 days above 90°F, 98 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mechanicsville 5 Ne station, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsZEKIAH SWAMP NEA - Zekiah Swamp Wildlandstate park · under a mile · 434 acresChapel Point Spstate park · 4.1 mi · 823 acresSmallwood Spstate park · 4.8 mi · 351 acresCedar Point Wmastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 1,999 acresBarnsfield Parkpark · 5.5 mi · 170 acresWillis Memorial Parkpark · 6.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201050 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201050 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCharles County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHeat wave Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality92% of days had good air in 2025218 of 236 days measured18 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Charles County monitors, MD
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription36% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWaldorf - Charles County Dpwserves 84,296 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation45 ft14 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
