Local servicesHospitalEastern Shore Hospital Center10.1 miPost officeChurch Creek Post Office6.1 miFire stationChurch Creek Volunteer Fire Company Station 466.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY36 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA56 miUS highwayUS 5011 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR53 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21622 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21622 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:41 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:18 am – 4:47 pm
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People420 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.5195 householdsMedian household income $68,750Median home value $296,300Median rent $3,500+ a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,823 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 212 employedMain industries: manufacturing 21%, retail 20%, education and health care 12%Average commute 27 minutes86% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages25% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, Chinese 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 30°F45 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month August13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days26 days above 90°F, 68 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Patuxent River Nas station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 33,433 acresHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Parkstate park · 2.5 miTaylors Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 50 acresTaylors Island Wmastate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 1,085 acresHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Parkhistoric site · 6.5 mi · 577 acresFishing Bay Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 3,853 acresSource: 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 home72% of households have a broadband subscription38% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% 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 in the county
Elevation1 ft0 m below sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
