Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:36 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:21 am – 4:43 pm
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People6,233 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.72,269 householdsMedian household income $88,136Median home value $333,500Median rent $1,422 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,986 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 2,704 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, retail 16%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 30 minutes71% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, other Indo-European languages 2%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 25°F48 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month September18 in of snow a year, on about 7 days37 days above 90°F, 106 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Conowingo Dam station, 6 mi away; snow from Octoraro Lake
Parks and public landsSusquehanna Spstate park · 3.4 miSusquehanna State Parkstate park · 3.5 miMillard Tydings Memorial Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 93 acresPerryville Community Parkpark · 4.6 miSusquehanna National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 8.3 miElk Neck Spstate park · 9.2 mi · 2,237 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199449 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201745 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCecil County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality80% of days had good air in 2025288 of 361 days measured71 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cecil County monitors, MD
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription79% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBenjamins Village/homestead M.h.p.serves 400 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation422 ft129 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPerry Point Veterans Administration Medical Center4.5 miPost officePort Deposit Post Office2.6 miTown hallPort Deposit Town Hall2.6 miPoliceMaryland State Police - Barrack M JFK Memorial Highway2.0 miFire stationWater Witch Fire Company Station 721.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementaryBainbridge Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolSusquehanna Adventist School1.8 miCollegeCecil College6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilmington Airport ILG25 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI44 miInterstateI-951.4 miUS highwayUS 402.8 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE9.0 miRailPERRYVILLE MARCMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)4.0 miCoachPerryville Bus StationGreyhound3.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21904 ZIP area.
