Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:37 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:18 am – 4:44 pm
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People1,097 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.0422 householdsMedian household income $73,426Median home value $320,000Median rent $1,655 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,678 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 473 employedMain industries: construction 33%, farming, forestry and mining 12%, retail 11%Average commute 36 minutes99% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages8% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher78% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 83%, Spanish 16%, French or Haitian Creole 2%11% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 28°F48 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month August13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days25 days above 90°F, 79 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dover station, 18 mi away
Parks and public landsTuckahoe Spstate park · 3.0 mi · 93 acresTuckahoe State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 143 acresHollingsworth Pond Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 166 acresMartinak State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 160 acresCounty Park - County Park Roadpark · 8.9 miSlaby Parkpark · 9.3 miSource: 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 201723 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201723 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCaroline County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025276 of 365 days measured85 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kent County, DE, 17 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL25% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Dentonserves 4,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation49 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBayhealth Hospital - Kent Campus17.4 miPost officeGoldsboro Post Office1.4 miTown hallGoldsboro Town Hall1.4 miPoliceGreensboro Police Department2.9 miFire stationGoldsboro Volunteer Fire Company Station 7001.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV19 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI48 miInterstateI-59538 miUS highwayUS 30111 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE39 miCoachDover 7-ElevenFlixBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21636 ZIP area.
