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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People1,764 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.2814 householdsMedian household income $50,524Median home value $185,90085% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,679 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate46% of adults are in the labour force, 670 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, retail 14%, construction 13%Average commute 30 minutes87% drive alone, 2% take public transport, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 46°F, lows 30°F43 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month July8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days19 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wallops Island Flight Fac station, 19 mi away
Parks and public landsSomerset Central Parkpark · under a mile · 118 acresFairmount Wmastate conservation land · 3.0 mi · 4,938 acresRaccoon Point Regional Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 186 acresJanes Island Spstate park · 8.4 miHickory Point Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 305 acresJanes Island State Parkstate park · 8.8 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, 28 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription30% have cable, fibre or DSL34% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% 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
Elevation7 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTidalHealth McCready Pavilion9.7 miPost officeWestover Post Office2.3 miTown hallPrincess Anne Town Hall7.3 miPoliceSomerset County Sheriff's Office2.8 miFire stationFairmount Volunteer Fire Department Station 93.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 middle, 1 otherMiddleSomerset Intermediate School1.1 miSchoolJ M Tawes Technology and Career Center1.2 miCollegeUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY21 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA87 miUS highwayUS 133.0 miCoachPrincess Anne UmesGreyhound7.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21871 ZIP area.
