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 – 4:46 pm
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People635 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.0217 householdsMedian household income $82,721Median home value $172,000Median rent $1,175 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,810 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate72% of adults are in the labour force, 294 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, professional and business services 19%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 25 minutes86% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 22%8% 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°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July14 in of snow a year, on about 6 days43 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vienna station, 11 mi away; rain from Cambridge 1.4 Wnw; snow from Royal Oak 2 Ssw
Parks and public landsSecretary City Parkpark · under a mileChoptank River Fishing Pier State Parkstate park · 5.3 miLinkwood Wmastate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 318 acresBill Burton State Parkstate park · 6.7 miHurlock Parkpark · 4.5 miHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 216 acresSource: 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 201749 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201749 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Secretaryserves 535 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation19 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Cambridge7.0 miPost officeSecretary Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSecretary Town Hallunder a milePoliceHurlock Police Department5.0 miFire stationSecretary Volunteer Fire Company Station 16under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWarwick Elementary Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY30 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI55 miUS highwayUS 503.9 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR55 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle6.3 miTransit2 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 21664 ZIP area.
