Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:39 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:15 am – 4:45 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month September8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days31 days above 90°F, 72 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salisbury 2n station, 2 mi away; snow from Salisbury Wicomico Rgnl Ap
Parks and public landsEmmerson Hollaway Parkpark · under a mileNorth Lake Parkpark · 1.4 miTrap Pond State Parkstate park · 11.0 miJohnson Wmastate conservation land · 9.0 mi · 141 acresNanticoke River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.6 mi · 1,355 acresBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.0 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, 23 mi away
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
Elevation38 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDeer's Head Hospital Center1.7 miPost officeMain Street Post Office2.2 miTown hallSalisbury City Hall2.1 miPoliceSalisbury Police Department1.7 miFire stationSalisbury Fire Department Station 161.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY7.1 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI78 miUS highwayUS 50 Busunder a mileCoachSalisbury (BRS)BayRunner Shuttle2.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21852 ZIP area.
