Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton13.7 miPost officeGrasonville Post Office1.3 miTown hallQueenstown Town Hall4.4 miPoliceQueen Anne's County Sheriff's Office Kent Narrows Substation3.3 miFire stationGrasonville Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:39 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:19 am – 4:46 pm
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People5,420 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.31,916 householdsMedian household income $140,086Median home value $569,200Median rent $1,692 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,398 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 2,824 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 16%, professional and business services 15%, education and health care 15%Average commute 35 minutes66% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 26% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages47% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 4%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 29°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July14 in of snow a year, on about 6 days32 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stevensville 2sw station, 7 mi away; snow from Royal Oak 2 Ssw
Nearby landmarksPiney Pointcape · 1.1 miCabin Creekbay · under a mileProspect Baybay · 1.6 miBluff Pointcape · 2.0 miHog Islandisland · 2.7 miChesapeake Bay Environmental Center Vistor Centervisitor center · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGrasonville Parkpark · under a mileWye Island Nrmastate park · 3.6 mi · 2,487 acresEastern Neck National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.3 mi · 2,094 acresPiney Creek Park (Matson)recreation area · 3.6 miKent Island Research Wmastate conservation land · 4.5 miWye Oak Spstate park · 6.5 miSource: 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 201745 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201745 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowQueen Anne's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: 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, 21 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBeach Harborserves 481 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
