Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:38 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:19 am – 4:45 pm
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People1,354 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.5522 householdsMedian household income $104,940Median home value $359,500Median rent $1,047 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,662 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 624 employedMain industries: retail 21%, education and health care 17%, farming, forestry and mining 13%Average commute 37 minutes80% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher74% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 9%, other Indo-European languages 4%2% 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, 19 mi away
Parks and public landsTuckahoe Spstate park · 1.5 mi · 3,786 acresTuckahoe Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 65 acresWye Oak Spstate park · 5.4 miTuckahoe State Parkstate park · 8.1 mi · 143 acresWye Island Nrmastate park · 8.5 mi · 2,487 acresMartinak State Parkstate park · 9.0 mi · 160 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201734 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201734 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowQueen Anne's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025299 of 356 days measured56 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kent County, MD, 22 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNelpine Mobile Home Parkserves 70 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation57 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton12.8 miPost officeQueen Anne Post Office1.9 miTown hallHillsboro Town Hall2.7 miPoliceRidgely Police Department5.3 miFire stationQueen Anne - Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Company2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV31 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI40 miInterstateI-59529 miUS highwayUS 504.4 miAmtrakAberdeen, MD ABE41 miCoachEastonBayRunner Shuttle9.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21657 ZIP area.
