Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton11.6 miPost officeWittman Post Office3.0 miTown hallSaint Michaels Town Hall4.4 miPoliceSaint Michaels Police Department4.3 miFire stationUnited Communities Volunteer Fire Department Station 94.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI32 miInterstateI-59517 miUS highwayUS 3019.5 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR33 miCoachKent IslandBayRunner Shuttle9.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21624 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21624 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:40 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:19 am – 4:46 pm
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People162 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.058 householdsMedian household income $89,375Median home value $345,00067% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,321 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 113 employedMain industries: manufacturing 20%, education and health care 19%, hospitality, food and recreation 19%Average commute 16 minutes63% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 32% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 29°F48 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month August14 in of snow a year, on about 6 days32 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Royal Oak 2 Ssw station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksWells Covebay · 2.6 miLong Pointcape · 3.8 miSeth Pointcape · 1.0 miTilghman Creekbay · under a mileMiles Riverriver · 3.6 miWye Riverriver · 4.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPerry Cabin Parkpark · 3.8 miWye Island Nrmastate park · 6.7 mi · 2,487 acresMatapeakestate park · 9.1 miSouth Island Trailrecreation area · 6.8 miKent Island Research Wmastate conservation land · 9.2 miBlack Walnut Point Nrmastate park · 11.3 mi · 60 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowTalbot County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 29 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterClaiborneserves 60 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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