Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:40 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:15 am – 4:46 pm
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People1,873 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.6715 householdsMedian household income $88,438Median home value $202,400Median rent $1,073 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,577 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 875 employedMain industries: other services 19%, farming, forestry and mining 14%, education and health care 14%Average commute 28 minutes79% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 30°F43 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month July8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days19 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wallops Island Flight Fac station, 16 mi away
Parks and public landsMaryland Marine Properties Wmastate conservation land · 3.3 mi · 1,014 acresJanes Island Spstate park · 5.6 miPocomoke Sound Wmastate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 916 acresHickory Point Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 4.8 mi · 305 acresJanes Island State Parkstate park · 7.1 miFairmount Wmastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 4,938 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 LowSomerset 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, nearest monitors: Dorchester County, MD, 33 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL27% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEastern Correctional Instituteserves 3,500 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation 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 servicesHospitalTidalHealth McCready Pavilion6.4 miPost officeMarion Station Post Office2.2 miTown hallCrisfield City Hall6.2 miPoliceCrisfield Police Department6.8 miFire stationMarion Volunteer Fire Department Station 32.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY26 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF82 miUS highwayUS 137.8 miAmtrakWilliamsburg, VA WBG74 miCoachOak Hall T'S Corner ExxonGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21838 ZIP area.
