Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 49 min5:40 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 31 min7:15 am – 4:46 pm
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People60 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.324 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 21 mi away; snow from Wallops Island Flight Fac
Parks and public landsFairmount Wmastate conservation land · under a mile · 4,938 acresRaccoon Point Regional Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 186 acresSomerset Central Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 118 acresDeal Island Wmastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 11,929 acresJanes Island Spstate park · 6.9 miJanes Island State Parkstate park · 7.0 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 LowSomerset 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, 26 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription0% have cable, fibre or DSL58% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterEastern Correctional Instituteserves 3,500 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTidalHealth McCready Pavilion8.4 miPost officeUpper Fairmount Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPrincess Anne Town Hall8.5 miPoliceSomerset County Sheriff's Office5.3 miFire stationFairmount Volunteer Fire Department Station 9under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore8.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY22 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA85 miUS highwayUS 135.3 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 21867 ZIP area.
