Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:37 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:14 am – 4:43 pm
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People661 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.5270 householdsMedian household income $117,888Median home value $433,30098% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate78% of adults are in the labour force, 379 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 57%, education and health care 13%, retail 11%Average commute 26 minutes31% drive alone, 7% take public transport, 63% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages47% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 77%, other Indo-European languages 12%, Spanish 11%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 28°F43 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month October8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days13 days above 90°F, 81 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ocean City Muni Ap station, 12 mi away; snow from Salisbury Wicomico Rgnl Ap
Parks and public landsShowell Parkpark · 6.0 miAdkins Mill Parkpark · 6.8 miTrap Pond State Parkstate park · 9.6 mi · 74 acresPocomoke River Corridor Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 8.9 mi · 179 acresMidlands Wa - Delaware Technical & Community College Ed. Found.state recreation area · 10.9 mi · 662 acresMidlands Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 87 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 LowWorcester County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025300 of 365 days measured64 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 105main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sussex County, DE, 18 mi away
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription52% have cable, fibre or DSL33% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Ocean Cityserves 30,000 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation38 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAtlantic General Hospital7.1 miPost officeWhaleyville Post Office1.1 miTown hallWillards Town Hall3.3 miPoliceSelbyville Police Department5.2 miFire stationWillards Volunteer Fire Department Station 83.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWor - Wic Community College11.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportOcean City Municipal Airport OCE12 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI91 miUS highwayUS 502.1 miCoachOcean PinesBayRunner Shuttle7.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21872 ZIP area.
