Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:39 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:14 am – 4:45 pm
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People606 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.9275 householdsMedian household income $82,917Median home value $163,50091% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $975 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.4% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 279 employedMain industries: public administration 28%, education and health care 25%, other services 13%Average commute 29 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 30°F43 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month July8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days19 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wallops Island Flight Fac station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsAssateague Island National Seashorenational seashore · 4.9 mi · 20,366 acresE.A. Vaughn Wmastate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 2,628 acresChincoteague National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.7 mi · 11,794 acresPocomoke River Spstate park · 7.1 mi · 898 acresWallops Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.7 mi · 360 acresMilburn Landing State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 352 acresSource: 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 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, 44 mi away
Internet at home71% of households have a broadband subscription40% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% 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
Elevation27 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtlantic General Hospital23.8 miPost officeGirdletree Post Office4.3 miTown hallChincoteague Town Hall7.0 miPoliceChincoteague Police Department7.0 miFire stationGreenbackville Volunteer Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY22 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF90 miUS highwayUS 1136.4 miCoachOak Hall T'S Corner ExxonGreyhound9.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21864 ZIP area.
