Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:39 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:16 am – 4:45 pm
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People2,891 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.81,123 householdsMedian household income $62,880Median home value $227,400Median rent $1,115 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,700 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 1,319 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 13%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 26 minutes88% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, other Indo-European languages 1%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°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month September8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days43 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vienna station, 4 mi away; rain from Salisbury 2n; snow from Salisbury Wicomico Rgnl Ap
Parks and public landsNanticoke Project Areapark · 3.5 mi · 193 acresNanticoke River Wmastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 290 acresSan Domingo Parkpark · 3.9 miChicone Creek Hertiage Conservationstate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 214 acresNanticoke River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.4 mi · 196 acresBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWicomico County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: 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, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 15 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Salisburyserves 30,343 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation22 ft7 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDeer's Head Hospital Center10.5 miPost officeMardela Springs Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMardela Springs Town Hallunder a mileFire stationMardela Springs Volunteer Fire Department Station 9under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleMardela Middle and High School1.3 miElementaryNorthwestern Elementary School1.4 miCollegeSalisbury University11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY16 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI70 miUS highwayUS 50under a mileAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR69 miCoachSalisbury (BRS)BayRunner Shuttle11 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 21837 ZIP area.
