Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Cambridge5.8 miPost officeTrappe Post Office1.4 miTown hallTrappe Town Hall1.4 miPoliceCambridge Police Department5.8 miFire stationTrappe Volunteer Fire Company Station 301.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY36 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI50 miInterstateI-59535 miUS highwayUS 50under a mileAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR49 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle5.7 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 21673 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21673 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 52 min5:39 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 28 min7:18 am – 4:46 pm
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People2,843 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.71,203 householdsMedian household income $68,194Median home value $363,100Median rent $1,338 a month75% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,946 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 1,430 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 14%, professional and business services 13%Average commute 28 minutes73% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%3% 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, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsChoptank River Fishing Pier State Parkstate park · 3.5 miBill Burton State Parkstate park · 5.1 miThe Great Marshpark · 4.4 miSecretary City Parkpark · 5.7 miBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.6 mi · 33,656 acresLinkwood Wmastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 318 acresSource: 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, 15 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEaston Utilitiesserves 17,357 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation40 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
