Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:38 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:18 am – 4:45 pm
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People1,766 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.7610 householdsMedian household income $83,250Median home value $372,200Median rent $1,540 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,787 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 876 employedMain industries: construction 18%, education and health care 17%, other services 13%Average commute 31 minutes71% drive alone, 1% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, other languages 4%, Spanish 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: 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, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsTuckahoe Spstate park · 5.9 mi · 3,786 acresTuckahoe Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 65 acresMartinak State Parkstate park · 7.4 mi · 160 acresTalbot County Community Sports Complexpark · 4.9 mi · 56 acresWye Oak Spstate park · 7.5 miWye Island Nrmastate park · 8.1 mi · 2,487 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201737 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201737 mi awaySource: 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, 27 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEaston Utilitiesserves 17,357 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation55 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton8.3 miPost officeCordova Post Office1.0 miTown hallHillsboro Town Hall4.2 miPoliceTalbot County Sheriff's Office7.3 miFire stationCordova Volunteer Fire Department Station 501.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryChapel District Elementary School1.4 miCollegeChesapeake College8.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV33 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI43 miInterstateI-59530 miUS highwayUS 506.8 miAmtrakBWI Marshall Airport, MD BWI45 miCoachEastonBayRunner Shuttle5.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21625 ZIP area.
