Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:40 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:18 am – 4:46 pm
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People17,926 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.27,790 householdsMedian household income $53,890Median home value $283,900Median rent $1,042 a month52% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,662 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 8,090 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%, retail 13%Average commute 25 minutes75% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 4%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July14 in of snow a year, on about 6 days43 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vienna station, 14 mi away; rain from Cambridge 1.4 Wnw; snow from Royal Oak 2 Ssw
Parks and public landsBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · under a mile · 33,656 acresDorchester Countypark · under a mile · 123 acresHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Parkstate park · 4.1 mi · 216 acresBill Burton State Parkstate park · 4.8 miEgypt Roadpark · 2.6 mi · 96 acresChoptank River Fishing Pier State Parkstate park · 6.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowDorchester County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025314 of 365 days measured51 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dorchester County monitors, MD
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Cambridge Waterserves 15,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation7 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEastern Shore Hospital Center2.7 miPost officeChurch Creek Post Office4.0 miTown hallCambridge City Hall4.5 miPoliceDorchester County Sheriff's Office3.3 miFire stationRescue Fire Company4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY33 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI56 miUS highwayUS 503.9 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR53 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle4.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21613 ZIP area.
