Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:40 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:18 am – 4:47 pm
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People436 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.6182 householdsMedian home value $328,60070% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,727 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 188 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 22%, retail 17%, construction 14%Average commute 58 minutes91% drive alone, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, French or Haitian Creole 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 29°F48 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month August14 in of snow a year, on about 6 days32 days above 90°F, 69 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Royal Oak 2 Ssw station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · under a mile · 33,433 acresHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Parkstate park · 2.4 miHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Parkhistoric site · 3.6 mi · 577 acresTaylors Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.3 mi · 50 acresTaylors Island Wmastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 1,085 acresDorchester Countypark · 4.4 mi · 123 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 home96% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL1% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Cambridge Waterserves 15,000 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
Local servicesHospitalEastern Shore Hospital Center7.5 miPost officeWoolford Post Office2.2 miTown hallCambridge City Hall8.5 miPoliceDorchester County Sheriff's Office8.1 miFire stationChurch Creek Volunteer Fire Company Station 462.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY37 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA54 miUS highwayUS 508.5 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR50 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle9.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21677 ZIP area.
