Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:39 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:14 am – 4:45 pm
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People466 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.6276 householdsMedian home value $144,50076% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $698 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsAssateague Island National Seashorenational seashore · 3.9 mi · 20,366 acresWallops Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.9 mi · 360 acresChincoteague National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.9 mi · 11,794 acresE.A. Vaughn Wmastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 2,628 acresNewtown Parkpark · 8.2 mi · 61 acresPocomoke River Spstate park · 10.8 mi · 898 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 ModerateAccomack County, VA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding Very HighHurricane 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, 45 mi away
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription22% have cable, fibre or DSL54% rely on a mobile data plan alone24% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTrails Endserves 495 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation27 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTidalHealth McCready Pavilion22.1 miPost officeHorntown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChincoteague Town Hall5.3 miPoliceChincoteague Police Department5.3 miFire stationNASA Wallops Flight Facility Fire Department2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY26 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF85 miUS highwayUS 134.5 miCoachOak Hall T'S Corner ExxonGreyhound5.3 miTransit2 stops within a mileSTAR TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23395 ZIP area.
