Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:40 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:18 am – 4:46 pm
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People1,179 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 68.7629 householdsMedian household income $82,772Median home value $840,00086% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,978 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.3% unemployment rate38% of adults are in the labour force, 383 employedMain industries: public administration 16%, other services 15%, finance, insurance and real estate 13%Average commute 35 minutes73% drive alone, 5% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages67% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 35% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 12%, French or Haitian Creole 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: 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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSnug Harborbay · 2.0 miTown Creekbay · 1.9 miLong Pointcape · 3.1 miHambleton Pointcape · under a mileTred Avon Riverriver · 3.3 miRoyston Islandisland · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsChoptank River Fishing Pier State Parkstate park · 8.2 miIdlewild Parkpark · 5.9 miBill Burton State Parkstate park · 9.1 miGlebe Parkpark · 7.7 mi · 50 acresBlack Walnut Point Nrmastate park · 11.1 mi · 60 acresWye Island Nrmastate park · 12.7 mi · 2,487 acresSource: 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, 19 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Oxfordserves 726 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton6.2 miPost officeOxford Post Office2.2 miTown hallOxford Town Hall2.2 miPoliceOxford Police Department2.2 miFire stationOxford Fire Company Station 201.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY41 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI44 miInterstateI-59530 miUS highwayUS 504.5 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR44 miCoachEastonBayRunner Shuttle9.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21654 ZIP area.
