Local servicesHospitalEastern Shore Hospital Center13.3 miPost officeTyaskin Post Office4.8 miTown hallVienna Town Hall8.1 miFire stationWest Side Volunteer Fire Department Station 125.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY22 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI68 miUS highwayUS 508.3 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR65 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21869 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21869 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:40 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:17 am – 4:46 pm
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People827 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.3308 householdsMedian household income $62,045Median home value $232,300Median rent $1,596 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,903 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 392 employedMain industries: retail 17%, farming, forestry and mining 16%, education and health care 12%Average commute 28 minutes80% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 9% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages12% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: 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 July8 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, 9 mi away; rain from Cambridge 1.4 Wnw; snow from Salisbury Wicomico Rgnl Ap
Nearby landmarksLong Pointcape · 3.4 miSavanna Lakelake · under a mileLittle Savanna Lakelake · 1.4 miHog Islandisland · 4.9 miChapter Pointcape · 3.0 miUpper Greens Covebay · 2.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSavanna Lake Lodge Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · within reach · 566 acresFishing Bay Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 566 acresSavanna Lake (Adkins) Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · under a mile · 217 acresFishing Bay Wmastate conservation land · 1.5 mi · 157 acresNanticoke River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 1,355 acresNanticoke River Wmastate conservation land · 4.6 mi · 290 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 home87% of households have a broadband subscription45% have cable, fibre or DSL28% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Viennaserves 460 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
