Local servicesHospitalRiverside Shore Memorial Hospital4.9 miPost officeLocustville Post Office1.2 miTown hallWachapreague Town Hall2.8 miPoliceVirginia State Police Division 5 Area 31 Office3.9 miFire stationWachapreague Volunteer Fire Company2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeVirginia Institute of Marine Science - Eastern Shore Laboratory2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY49 miMajor airportNorfolk International Airport ORF59 miUS highwayUS 133.9 miAmtrakNewport News, VA NPN59 miCoachOak Hall T'S Corner ExxonGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23418 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 23418 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 46 min5:41 am – 8:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 34 min7:13 am – 4:47 pm
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People742 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.3313 householdsMedian household income $57,083Median home value $250,000Median rent $885 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $926 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 377 employedMain industries: professional and business services 19%, other services 16%, education and health care 15%Average commute 17 minutes75% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages19% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 89%, Spanish 8%, French or Haitian Creole 3%8% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 30°F47 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July7 in of snow a year, on about 3 days26 days above 90°F, 61 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Painter 2 W station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksSandy Pointcape · 3.6 miVirginia Institute of Marine Science - Eastern Shore Laboratorycollege · 2.5 miBurtons Baybay · 1.9 miCedar Pointcape · 5.2 miGates Baybay · 2.7 miEastern Shore Community Collegecollege · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsDoe Creek State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 190 acresMutton Hunk Fen State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 106 acresParkers Marsh State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 703 acresMarks and Jacks Islands State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 11.3 mi · 1,723 acresSaxis Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.8 mi · 113 acresMartin National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.3 mi · 114 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 quality83% of days had good air in 2025303 of 365 days measured61 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 105main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Hampton City County, VA, 54 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL30% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation8 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
