Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:41 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:18 am – 4:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People172 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 61.470 householdsMedian home value $195,00091% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,768 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, other Indo-European languages 7%, Spanish 2%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, 15 mi away
Parks and public landsHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Parkhistoric site · under a mile · 577 acresBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.5 mi · 33,433 acresTaylors Island Wmastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 1,085 acresHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Parkstate park · 6.8 miTaylors Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.1 mi · 50 acresEgypt Roadpark · 7.7 mi · 96 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation2 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEastern Shore Hospital Center9.7 miPost officeWoolford Post Office3.4 miTown hallCambridge City Hall9.8 miFire stationMadison Volunteer Fire Company Station 561.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY41 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA49 miInterstateI-59537 miUS highwayUS 5010 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR46 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21648 ZIP area.
