Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:39 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:17 am – 4:46 pm
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People312 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.8184 householdsMedian household income $47,083Median home value $51,10072% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate45% of adults are in the labour force, 123 employedMain industries: retail 38%, construction 34%, professional and business services 11%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July14 in of snow a year, on about 6 days43 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vienna station, 7 mi away; rain from Cambridge 1.4 Wnw; snow from Royal Oak 2 Ssw
Parks and public landsLinkwood Wmastate conservation land · under a mile · 318 acresHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Parkstate park · 6.5 mi · 216 acresChoptank River Fishing Pier State Parkstate park · 6.9 miBill Burton State Parkstate park · 7.3 miBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.5 mi · 33,656 acresLecompte Wmastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 497 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 home75% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone26% 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
Elevation16 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Cambridge7.0 miPost officeLinkwood Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEast New Market Town Hall4.5 miPoliceDorchester County Sheriff's Office6.7 miFire stationLinkwood - Salem Volunteer Fire Company Station 61under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY27 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI59 miUS highwayUS 501.0 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR58 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle6.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21835 ZIP area.
