Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown16.7 miPost officeGoldsboro Post Office2.9 miTown hallHenderson Town Hall2.9 miPoliceGreensboro Police Department6.6 miFire stationGoldsboro Volunteer Fire Company Station 7002.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV20 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI46 miInterstateI-69536 miUS highwayUS 3017.5 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE36 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 21640 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21640 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:37 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 25 min7:18 am – 4:44 pm
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People1,163 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.9511 householdsMedian household income $53,558Median home value $268,50092% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,530 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 457 employedMain industries: construction 18%, education and health care 17%, retail 14%Average commute 36 minutes96% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, Spanish 12%, French or Haitian Creole 1%8% 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 41°F, lows 27°F46 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September17 in of snow a year, on about 7 days37 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chestertown station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsTuckahoe Spstate park · 2.9 mi · 93 acresHollingsworth Pond Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 1.6 mi · 166 acresTuckahoe State Parkstate park · 3.8 mi · 143 acresSlaby Parkpark · 5.7 miSudlersville Parkpark · 7.8 mi · 131 acresCypress Branch Nrmastate park · 13.4 mi · 260 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 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 home84% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% 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
Elevation66 ft20 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
