Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:41 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:17 am – 4:47 pm
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People465 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.4161 householdsMedian household income $83,250Median home value $232,300100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,091 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 211 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 36%, education and health care 23%, farming, forestry and mining 9%Average commute 18 minutes70% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 76%, Spanish 24%5% speak English less than very wellSource: 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, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksBluff Pointcape · under a mileFerry Pointcape · 1.2 miHooper Islandsisland · under a mileCat Covebay · under a mileMiddle Hooper Islandisland · under a mileFlag Covebay · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.2 mi · 33,433 acresFishing Bay Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 mi · 5,588 acresFishing Bay Wmastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 28,873 acresHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Parkstate park · 11.6 miTaylors Island Wmastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 1,085 acresTaylors Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 10.3 mi · 50 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 home86% of households have a broadband subscription47% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% 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 above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEastern Shore Hospital Center18.9 miPost officeFishing Creek Post Office3.9 miFire stationHoopers Island Volunteer Fire Company Station 514.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSaint Mary's College of Maryland14.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY37 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA60 miUS highwayUS 5020 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR59 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21634 ZIP area.
