Local servicesHospitalWellSpan Shrewsbury Hospital9.4 miPost officeWhite Hall Post Office4.3 miTown hallStewartstown Borough Office6.7 miPoliceHarford County Sheriff's Office Northern Precinct6.0 miFire stationJarrettsville Volunteer Fire Company Black Horse Station3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCommunity College of Baltimore County - Hunt Valley Campus12.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI34 miInterstateI-834.4 miUS highwayUS 1 Bus13 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE24 miLight railHunt Valley (Northbound)Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)12 miCoachBaltimore - Towson, MD (Park & Ride at Cromwell Bridge Road (located just off the I-695 Beltway Exit 29A))OurBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21161 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21161 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:38 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:23 am – 4:45 pm
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People5,288 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.21,892 householdsMedian household income $99,709Median home value $442,000Median rent $1,867 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,966 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 2,867 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, professional and business services 17%, retail 13%Average commute 39 minutes81% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages35% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 24°F48 in of rain a year, on about 81 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 18 days12 days above 90°F, 101 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Millers 4 Ne station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksWiley Fallswaterfall · 2.9 miLittle Deer Creek Reservoir Sitereservoir · 2.3 miChurch Lane Springspring · 2.7 miLittle Deer Creek Reservoir Number Threereservoir · 2.9 miSpook Hillpeak · 8.3 miCamp Alkor Springspring · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJolly Acres Summer Camppark · 1.5 mi · 54 acresParker Conservation Areapark · 1.5 mi · 148 acresTorrey C Brown Rail Trailstate park · 5.7 mi · 460 acresRocks Spstate park · 6.8 mi · 127 acresGunpowder Falls Spstate park · 7.8 mi · 9,518 acresGunpowder Falls State Parkstate park · 11.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 23 Apr 198421 mi away, near Conestoga, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 3 Jun 201037 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHarford County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025259 of 343 days measured81 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 143main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Harford County monitors, MD
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterHydetown Park Eastserves 29 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2023: Groundwater, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation654 ft199 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
