Local servicesHospitalMartha's Vineyard Hospital2.0 miPost officeVineyard Haven Post Officeunder a mileTown hallTisbury Town Hallunder a milePoliceTisbury Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationTisbury Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 otherSchoolTisbury Schoolunder a mileSchoolVineyard Montessori School1.1 miCollegeWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution6.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMartha's Vineyard Airport MVY3.9 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD46 miInterstateI-19519 miUS highwayUS 617 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE59 miCoachWoods HolePeter Pan (BZ)5.8 miTransit15 stops within a mileMarthas Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA), SeastreakSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02568 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 02568 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:08 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:05 am – 4:15 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,829 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.13,095 householdsMedian household income $93,615Median home value $911,300Median rent $1,172 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,792 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate76% of adults are in the labour force, 5,244 employedMain industries: professional and business services 29%, education and health care 19%, construction 18%Average commute 18 minutes71% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 77%, other Indo-European languages 16%, Spanish 5%, Russian or other Slavic 1%17% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 23°F42 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month October25 in of snow a year, on about 11 days2 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vineyard Haven Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Edgartown
Nearby landmarksBrown Pointcape · under a mileWest Chopcape · 2.4 miLamberts Covebay · 3.0 miOwen Park Beachbeach · 1.1 miTashmoo Hillpeak · under a mileHarthavenlake · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOak Grove Cemeteryhistoric site · within reachSouth End Cemeteryhistoric site · under a mileJoseph Sylvia State Beachstate park · 3.2 miSouth Beach State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 83 acresKatama Plains Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.8 miMashpee National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.6 mi · 304 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202018 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202018 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDukes County, MA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowCoastal flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025327 of 341 days measured12 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 35, worst day 151main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dukes County monitors, MA
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterTisbury Water Worksserves 6,082 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202115 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the ZIP area
Elevation88 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
