Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:40 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:14 am – 4:47 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, 13 mi away
Parks and public landsMutton Hunk Fen State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 106 acresMarks and Jacks Islands State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 1,723 acresSaxis Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 113 acresDoe Creek State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 190 acresWallops Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.4 mi · 360 acresChincoteague National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 12.6 mi · 11,929 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, 50 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
Elevation44 ft13 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRiverside Shore Memorial Hospital9.2 miPost officeNelsonia Post Office2.1 miTown hallParksley Town Hall2.7 miPoliceParksley Police Department2.8 miFire stationParksley Volunteer Fire Company2.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEastern Shore Community College13.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY38 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF70 miUS highwayUS 13under a mileAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN68 miCoachOak Hall T'S Corner ExxonGreyhound11 miTransit4 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 23412 ZIP area.
