Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:44 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:22 am – 4:51 pm
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People1,496 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.0367 householdsMedian household income $126,033Median home value $375,20092% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,863 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 616 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 24%, construction 16%Average commute 43 minutes82% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 28°F41 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month July12 in of snow a year, on about 6 days30 days above 90°F, 76 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Quantico Mcas station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsCedar Point Wmastate conservation land · under a mile · 1,999 acresChapel Point Spstate park · 3.2 mi · 823 acresFriendship Farm Comm Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 204 acresThomas Stone National Historic Sitehistoric site · 5.1 mi · 328 acresSmallwood Spstate park · 7.8 mi · 598 acresMATTAWOMAN NEA - Mattawoman Wildlandstate park · 7.9 mi · 307 acresSource: 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 201048 mi away, near Ashland, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Oct 201048 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 home77% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center7.9 miPost officeWelcome Post Office1.7 miTown hallLa Plata Town Hall7.6 miPoliceCharles County Sheriff's Office Headquarters7.2 miFire stationBel Alton Volunteer Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services5.3 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 DCA27 miInterstateI-9515 miUS highwayUS 3017.6 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR36 miRail1Virginia Railway Express (VRE)12 miCoachWoodbridge Destination StationGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20693 ZIP area.
