Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:40 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:16 am – 4:46 pm
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People320 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.6139 householdsMedian household income $83,155Median home value $191,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,410 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, other Indo-European languages 6%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 47°F, lows 29°F48 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month August8 in of snow a year, on about 5 days31 days above 90°F, 71 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Salisbury station, 14 mi away; snow from Salisbury Wicomico Rgnl Ap
Parks and public landsEllis Bay Wmastate conservation land · 1.1 mi · 322 acresWetipquin Wmastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 90 acresDeal Island Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 153 acresCedar Hill Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 80 acresDeal Island Wmastate conservation land · 4.9 miNanticoke River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.9 mi · 1,355 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 LowWicomico County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: 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, 16 mi away
Internet at home46% of households have a broadband subscription21% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone38% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Salisburyserves 30,343 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4 ft1 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalTidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital13.6 miPost officeBivalve Post Office3.8 miTown hallPrincess Anne Town Hall9.0 miPolicePrincess Anne Police Department8.9 miFire stationMount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department Station 62.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore9.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY18 miMajor airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA76 miUS highwayUS 138.2 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR73 miCoachPrincess Anne UmesGreyhound9.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21865 ZIP area.
