Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:39 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:17 am – 4:45 pm
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People1,601 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.9555 householdsMedian household income $73,750Median home value $259,900Median rent $892 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,098 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.5% unemployment rate47% of adults are in the labour force, 589 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, construction 17%, other services 11%Average commute 34 minutes78% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 5% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, French or Haitian Creole 6%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F48 in of rain a yearwettest month July13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days43 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vienna station, 6 mi away; rain from Seaford 0.6 S; snow from Greenwood 2ne
Nearby landmarksChester River Country Club Lakelake · 3.3 miFerry Pointcape · 6.6 miFork Pointcape · 4.2 miWrights Millpondreservoir · 4.5 miGalestown Millpondreservoir · 4.6 miPrickley Pear Islandisland · 6.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLower Marshyhope Swamp Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 1.0 mi · 379 acresBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.6 miChicone Creek Hertiage Conservationstate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 214 acresNanticoke River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 196 acresNanticoke Corridor Heritage Conservation Fundstate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 52 acresHurlock Parkpark · 5.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201747 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201747 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowDorchester County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: 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, Dorchester County monitors, MD
Internet at home80% of households have a broadband subscription38% have cable, fibre or DSL31% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Cambridge Waterserves 15,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTidalHealth Nanticoke Hospital11.6 miPost officeRhodesdale Post Office2.0 miTown hallBrookview Town Hallunder a milePoliceHurlock Police Department5.2 miFire stationEldorado - Brookview Volunteer Fire Company Station 26under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY23 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI63 miUS highwayUS 505.8 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR63 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21659 ZIP area.
