Berwyn Heights, Maryland Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 2,942. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,030 (+3.0% change)
 
Males: 1,499   (51.0%)
Females: 1,443   (49.0%)

Prince George's County

Median resident age:   36.3 years
Maryland median age:   36.0 years

Zip codes: 20740 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $75,400 (it was $65,744 in 2000)
Berwyn Heights   $75,400
Maryland:   $61,592

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $270,400 (it was $143,900 in 2000)
Berwyn Heights   $270,400
Maryland:   $280,200

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Berwyn Heights, MD residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Berwyn Heights:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.3%)
  • Black (12.0%)
  • Hispanic (8.2%)
  • Other race (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Asian Indian (2.0%)
  • Filipino (1.8%)
  • Chinese (1.7%)
  • Vietnamese (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Other Asian (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (20.7%), German (18.2%), English (11.8%), United States (5.8%), Italian (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1896

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 0.65 square miles.

Population density: 4715 people per square mile 
 
 (average).




Berwyn Heights

For population 25 years and over in Berwyn Heights

  • High school or higher: 88.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Berwyn Heights town

  • Never married: 31.3%
  • Now married: 52.9%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

543 residents are foreign born (7.5% Asia, 5.5% Latin America, 2.8% Europe).

This town:   18.5%
Maryland:   9.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Berwyn Heights:   1.7% ($2,378)
Maryland:   1.2% ($1,782)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Silver Spring, MD (7.4 miles , pop. 76,540).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (8.9 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (139.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: College Park, MD (1.1 miles ), Greenbelt, MD (1.7 miles ), Riverdale Park, MD (2.5 miles ), East Riverdale, MD (2.6 miles ), University Park, MD (2.6 miles ), Beltsville, MD (3.0 miles ), New Carrollton, MD (3.1 miles ), Woodlawn, MD (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 38.99 N, Longitude: 76.91 W


People in group quarters in Berwyn Heights
  • 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 3 people in other group homes

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Berwyn Heights, Maryland business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -22 (-0.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Data processing and other information services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Computer specialists (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Child care workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)



 

Crime in Berwyn Heights by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 2 1 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 67.0 33.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 5 9 7 5 7 6
    per 100,000 167.4 296.8 228.5 162.5 227.9 195.1
Assaults 5 4 4 4 9 5
    per 100,000 167.4 131.9 130.6 130.0 293.0 162.5
Burglaries 19 32 24 8 9 19
    per 100,000 636.3 1055.4 783.5 260.1 293.0 617.7
Thefts 64 90 90 78 68 60
    per 100,000 2143.3 2968.3 2938.3 2535.8 2213.5 1950.6
Auto thefts 5 15 15 25 19 24
    per 100,000 167.4 494.7 489.7 812.7 618.5 780.2
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 281.0 374.0 306.2 259.4 285.5 274.7
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.30
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Berwyn Heights, Maryland

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Berwyn Heights-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Maryland state average. It is 34% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/24/2001, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.4 miles away from the Berwyn Heights town center killed 2 people and injured 55 people and caused $101 million in damages.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.8 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Berwyn Heights:
  • DOCTOR'S COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LANHAM, MD)
  • PRINCE GEORGES HOSPITL CENTER (about 6 miles; CHEVERLY, MD)
  • WASHINGTON ADVENTIST HOSP (about 7 miles; TAKOMA PARK, MD)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Berwyn Heights:
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 13 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 14 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
  • BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTL (about 21 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; ID: BWI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Berwyn Heights:
  • COLLEGE PARK (about 2 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; ID: CGS)
  • SUBURBAN (about 9 miles; LAUREL, MD; ID: W18)
  • SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 11 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: 09W)

Amtrak stations near Berwyn Heights:
  • 5 miles: NEW CARROLLTON (4300 GARDEN CITY DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Berwyn Heights:
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; Adelphi, MD; Full-time enrollment: 8,434)
  • CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA (about 8 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 4,472)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)
  • PRINCE GEORGES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; LARGO, MD; FT enrollment: 5,764)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK (about 12 miles; COLLEGE PARK, MD; FT enrollment: 29,298)
Public elementary/middle school in Berwyn Heights:
  • BERWYN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 468; Location: 6200 PONTIAC ST; Grades: KG - 06)

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Average household size:
This town:   2.9 people
Maryland:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   69.8%
Whole state:   68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.4%
Whole state:   5.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   5.5%
Whole state:   8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   2.8%
Whole state:   4.2%

Berwyn Heights compared to Maryland state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
Banks with branches in Berwyn Heights (2007 data):
  • Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.: 6107 Greenbelt Road Branch at 6107 Greenbelt Road, branch established on 1985-06-30. Info updated 2006-10-05: Bank assets: $14,410.6 mil, Deposits: $10,922.7 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 227 total offices



2004 Presidential Election results in Prince George's County Maryland:




Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 6 $20,216 $40,432 0 $0
Other Government Administration 1 $3,934 $47,208 0 $0
Financial Administration 1 $3,058 $36,696 1 $1,085
Solid Waste Management 7 $11,373 $19,497 0 $0
Police - Other 2 $4,889 $29,334 0 $0
Streets and Highways 2 $6,850 $41,100 0 $0
Other and Unallocable 0 $0   1 $925
Totals for Government 19 $50,320 $31,781 2 $2,010


Berwyn Heights government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Parks & Recreation: $40,000
    All Other: $3,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $347,000
    Police Protection: $344,000
    General - Other: $247,000
    Financial Administration: $165,000
    Solid Waste Management: $126,000
    Sewerage: $75,000
    Central Staff Services: $55,000
    General Public Buildings: $38,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $33,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,000
    Housing & Community Development: $13,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $10,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $55,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $70,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $205,000
    All Other: $63,000
    Housing & Community Development: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,248,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $105,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,134,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $218,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $94,000
    Interest Earnings: $52,000
    Rents: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $109,000
    Solid Waste Management: $105,000
    Parks & Recreation: $102,000
    Police Protection: $35,000
    General - Other: $5,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $877,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $212,000
    Highways: $150,000
    Housing & Community Development: $65,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,010,000
    NEC: $177,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $706,000

7.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,416 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.67%
Maryland average:   7.95%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Prince George's County:   0.22%
Maryland average:   0.25%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from District of Columbia, DC  1.75% ($34,965 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, MD  1.36% ($37,929)
from Anne Arundel County, MD  0.40% ($45,884)


8.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($44,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   8.80%
Maryland average:   8.13%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($461 average AGI)
Prince George's County:   0.12%
Maryland average:   0.13%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, MD  1.41% ($37,903 average AGI)
to District of Columbia, DC  1.03% ($31,401)
to Anne Arundel County, MD  0.86% ($51,887)


Strongest AM radio stations in Berwyn Heights:
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WACA (1540 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHEATON, MD; Owner: AC ACQUISITION, LLC)
  • WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WWRC (1260 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WILC (900 AM; 2 kW; LAUREL, MD; Owner: ILC CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Berwyn Heights:
  • WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WHFS (99.1 FM; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
  • WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPOC (93.1 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WPFW (89.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WWMX (106.5 FM; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Berwyn Heights:
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WBAL-TV (Channel 11; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WBAL HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
  • WMAR-TV (Channel 2; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WJZ-TV (Channel 13; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: VIACOM INC.)
  • WMPB (Channel 67; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
  • W63BP (Channel 63; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W61BY (Channel 61; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: ANNAPOLIS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

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