Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:38 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:18 am – 4:45 pm
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People127 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.856 householdsMedian household income $66,875Median home value $254,200Median rent $955 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,269 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, German or Dutch 3%Source: 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, 19 mi away
Parks and public landsTuckahoe Spstate park · 1.9 mi · 3,786 acresTuckahoe Parkpark · under a mile · 65 acresMartinak State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 160 acresWye Oak Spstate park · 7.7 miTuckahoe State Parkstate park · 8.0 mi · 143 acresSharp Parkpark · 6.7 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 201734 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201734 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 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, 24 mi away
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL5% 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
Elevation50 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton12.5 miPost officeHillsboro Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHillsboro Town Hallunder a milePoliceRidgely Police Department3.8 miFire stationQueen Anne - Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV30 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI43 miInterstateI-59531 miUS highwayUS 506.7 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE43 miCoachEastonBayRunner Shuttle9.8 miTransit2 stops within a mileDelmarva Community Transit (DCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21641 ZIP area.
