Local servicesHospitalTidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital10.9 miPost officeQuantico Post Office4.1 miTown hallHebron Town Hall8.4 miPoliceFruitland Police Department9.5 miFire stationWest Side Volunteer Fire Department Station 125.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSalisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport SBY15 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI75 miUS highwayUS 138.6 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR72 miCoachPrincess Anne UmesGreyhound10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21856 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21856 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 50 min5:39 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 30 min7:16 am – 4:46 pm
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People816 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.6320 householdsMedian household income $77,946Median home value $242,70081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,346 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate36% of adults are in the labour force, 258 employedMain industries: other services 27%, education and health care 15%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 26 minutes80% drive alone, 20% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, French or Haitian Creole 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, 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 August8 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, 11 mi away; rain from Princess Anne; snow from Salisbury Wicomico Rgnl Ap
Parks and public landsWetipquin Wmastate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 90 acresNanticoke River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 2.8 mi · 1,355 acresEllis Bay Wmastate conservation land · 4.5 mi · 322 acresNanticoke River Wmastate conservation land · 5.2 mi · 290 acresCedar Hill Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 80 acresFishing Bay Wmastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 157 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, 15 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription23% have cable, fibre or DSL37% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation10 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
