Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:40 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:19 am – 4:46 pm
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People3,764 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.01,677 householdsMedian household income $89,775Median home value $650,500Median rent $1,067 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,550 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 1,547 employedMain industries: professional and business services 24%, retail 14%, education and health care 12%Average commute 23 minutes74% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages53% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 22% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 10%, Russian or other Slavic 2%, German or Dutch 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksMulberry Pointcape · 2.8 miDrum Pointcape · 3.3 miGrace Creekbay · 2.8 miTide Mill Covebay · under a mileMiles Riverriver · 2.8 miHambleton Islandisland · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPerry Cabin Parkpark · under a mileWye Island Nrmastate park · 7.2 mi · 2,487 acresBlack Walnut Point Nrmastate park · 9.5 mi · 60 acresGlebe Parkpark · 8.3 mi · 50 acresWye Oak Spstate park · 13.0 miMatapeakestate park · 13.1 miSource: 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, 27 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of St. Michaelsserves 2,650 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2022: arsenic, maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation 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 Easton8.4 miPost officeSaint Michaels Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSaint Michaels Town Hallunder a milePoliceSaint Michaels Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSaint Michaels Fire Department Station 401.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleElementarySaint Michaels Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleSaint Michaels Middle High Schoolunder a mileCollegeChesapeake College13.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI36 miInterstateI-59521 miUS highwayUS 509.3 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR36 miCoachEastonBayRunner Shuttle9.1 miTransit5 stops within a mileDelmarva Community Transit (DCT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21663 ZIP area.
