Local servicesHospitalRiverside Shore Memorial Hospital11.0 miPost officeNelsonia Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBloxom Town Hall2.2 miPoliceParksley Police Department4.2 miFire stationBloxom Volunteer Fire Company2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEastern Shore Community College15.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY37 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF72 miUS highwayUS 13under a mileAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN70 miCoachOak Hall T'S Corner ExxonGreyhound9.5 miTransit1 stop 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 23414 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23414 ZIP area.
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 – 4:46 pm
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People26 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 19.85 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsMutton Hunk Fen State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 106 acresSaxis Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 113 acresMarks and Jacks Islands State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 1,723 acresWallops Island National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.6 mi · 360 acresDoe Creek State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 190 acresChincoteague National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 11.0 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, 49 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation45 ft14 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
