Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:40 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:17 am – 4:47 pm
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People256 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.786 householdsMedian home value $631,90078% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,308 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 115 employedMain industries: construction 33%, other services 17%, wholesale trade 14%Average commute 68 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages32% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 77%, Chinese 17%, Spanish 6%23% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 90°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 48°F, lows 28°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July13 in of snow a year, on about 5 days43 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vienna station, 17 mi away; rain from Cambridge 1.4 Wnw; snow from Patuxent River Nas
Nearby landmarksWilley Neckcape · under a milePiney Pointcape · 4.9 miSugarloafisland · 1.9 miStingaree Islandisland · 2.2 miBlackwater Riverriver · 3.5 miFishing Baybay · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFishing Bay Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · within reach · 5,588 acresBlackwater National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 2.8 mi · 33,656 acresFishing Bay Wmastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 28,873 acresHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Parkstate park · 8.2 miSavanna Lake Lodge Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 8.1 mi · 566 acresSavanna Lake (Adkins) Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 217 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 LowDorchester County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCoastal flooding 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, Dorchester County monitors, MD
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Cambridge Waterserves 15,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1 ft0 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEastern Shore Hospital Center13.7 miPost officeCrapo Post Office3.6 miFire stationLakes and Straits Volunteer Fire Department Station 414.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY30 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA63 miUS highwayUS 5015 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR60 miCoachCambridgeBayRunner Shuttle15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21626 ZIP area.
