Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:37 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:14 am – 4:43 pm
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People30 residentsin the ZIP code area15 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 28°F43 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month October10 in of snow a year, on about 6 days13 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ocean City Muni Ap station, 8 mi away; snow from Snow Hill 4 N
Parks and public landsShowell Parkpark · 1.2 miBainbridge Parkpark · 2.2 miIsle Of Wight Wmastate conservation land · 5.3 mi · 284 acresSinepuxent Bay Wmastate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 64 acresFenwick Island State Parkstate park · 9.6 miSeal Islandstate park · 9.7 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 LowWorcester County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025300 of 365 days measured64 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sussex County, DE, 20 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Ocean Cityserves 30,000 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation23 ft7 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtlantic General Hospital3.9 miPost officeOcean Pines Post Office2.7 miTown hallSelbyville Town Hall4.5 miPoliceOcean Pines Police Department2.9 miFire stationShowell Volunteer Fire Department - Station 800under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOcean City Municipal Airport OCE7.6 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI95 miUS highwayUS 113under a mileCoachOcean PinesBayRunner Shuttle2.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21862 ZIP area.
