Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:41 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:17 am – 4:47 pm
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People161 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.672 householdsMedian household income $83,269100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $910 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher81% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: 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 August13 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, 20 mi away; rain from Princess Anne 4.4 Wsw; snow from Patuxent River Nas
Parks and public landsFishing Bay Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.5 mi · 5,588 acresFishing Bay Wmastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 50 acresBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.7 mi · 33,433 acresEllis Bay Wmastate conservation land · 9.2 mi · 2,730 acresCedar Hill Parkpark · 9.3 mi · 80 acresSavanna Lake Lodge Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 10.1 mi · 566 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 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 home78% of households have a broadband subscription38% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% 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
Elevation3 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEastern Shore Hospital Center18.6 miPost officeCrocheron Post Office2.0 miFire stationLakes and Straits Volunteer Fire Department Station 411.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY30 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA67 miUS highwayUS 5019 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR64 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21672 ZIP area.
