Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:38 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:19 am – 4:45 pm
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People10,428 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.43,985 householdsMedian household income $116,898Median home value $483,700Median rent $1,338 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,941 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 5,502 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, retail 14%, construction 11%Average commute 33 minutes69% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 41°F, lows 27°F46 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September17 in of snow a year, on about 7 days37 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chestertown station, 12 mi away
Parks and public landsRoute 18 Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 52 acres4-H Club Parkpark · 4.0 miTuckahoe Spstate park · 6.9 mi · 3,786 acresWye Oak Spstate park · 7.7 miEastern Neck National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.7 mi · 2,094 acresTuckahoe State Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 143 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201734 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201734 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowQueen Anne's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025299 of 356 days measured56 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kent County, MD, 14 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Centrevilleserves 3,322 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jun 2022: coliform bacteria, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation51 ft16 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown11.7 miPost officeCentreville Post Office1.1 miTown hallCentreville Town Hall1.2 miPoliceCentreville Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationGoodwill Fire Company Station 41.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherHighQueen Anne's County High Schoolunder a mileMiddleCentreville Middle School1.1 miSchoolAnchor Points Academy1.2 miCollegeChesapeake College7.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV32 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI35 miInterstateI-59525 miUS highwayUS 3011.8 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE32 miCoachKent IslandBayRunner Shuttle12 miTransit1 stop within a mileCounty RideSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21617 ZIP area.
