Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 48 min5:40 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 32 min7:14 am – 4:46 pm
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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, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsSaxis Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 5,534 acresMaryland Marine Properties Wmastate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 1,014 acresWallops Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.8 mi · 360 acresMarks and Jacks Islands State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 7.5 mi · 1,723 acresHickory Point Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 305 acresAssateague Island National Seashorenational seashore · 12.5 mi · 20,366 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, 42 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Chincoteagueserves 3,344 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations 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 Pavilion14.1 miPost officeWithams Post Office3.0 miTown hallHallwood Town Hall3.0 miPoliceParksley Police Department9.5 miFire stationSaxis Volunteer Fire and Rescue5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY30 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF78 miUS highwayUS 133.8 miAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN74 miCoachOak Hall T'S Corner ExxonGreyhound4.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23399 ZIP area.
