Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton5.6 miPost officeRoyal Oak Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOxford Town Hall3.8 miPoliceOxford Police Department3.8 miFire stationSaint Michaels Fire Department Station 403.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI40 miInterstateI-59525 miUS highwayUS 505.7 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR40 miCoachEastonBayRunner Shuttle7.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21653 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21653 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:40 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:19 am – 4:46 pm
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People132 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.873 householdsMedian household income $100,917Median home value $531,300100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,227 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages61% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, French or Haitian Creole 7%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Pointcape · 1.9 miDrum Pointcape · 2.0 miSnug Harborbay · 3.1 miOak Creekbay · under a mileHambleton Islandisland · 3.0 miTred Avon Riverriver · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPerry Cabin Parkpark · 4.3 miIdlewild Parkpark · 5.7 miWye Island Nrmastate park · 9.0 mi · 2,487 acresBlack Walnut Point Nrmastate park · 9.9 mi · 60 acresChoptank River Fishing Pier State Parkstate park · 12.7 miBill Burton State Parkstate park · 13.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowTalbot County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane 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, 23 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterEaston Utilitiesserves 17,357 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
