Local servicesHospitalTidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital13.6 miPost officeBivalve Post Office3.8 miTown hallPrincess Anne Town Hall9.0 miPolicePrincess Anne Police Department8.9 miFire stationMount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department Station 62.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY18 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA76 miUS highwayUS 138.2 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR73 miCoachPrincess Anne UmesGreyhound9.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21865 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21865 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:40 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:16 am – 4:46 pm
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People320 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.6139 householdsMedian household income $83,155Median home value $191,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,410 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, other Indo-European languages 6%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month August8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days31 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salisbury station, 14 mi away; snow from Salisbury Wicomico Rgnl Ap
Parks and public landsEllis Bay Wmastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 322 acresWetipquin Wmastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 90 acresDeal Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 153 acresCedar Hill Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 80 acresDeal Island Wmastate conservation land · 4.9 miNanticoke River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 1,355 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 LowWicomico County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateWinter weather 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, 16 mi away
Internet at home46% of households have a broadband subscription21% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone38% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Salisburyserves 30,343 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
