Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton10.5 miPost officeWye Mills Post Office1.6 miTown hallQueenstown Town Hall5.9 miPoliceQueen Anne's County Sheriff's Office8.6 miFire stationQueenstown Volunteer Fire Department Station 35.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI36 miInterstateI-59523 miUS highwayUS 502.1 miAmtrakBWI Marshall Airport, MD BWI37 miCoachEastonBayRunner Shuttle7.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21679 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21679 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 54 min5:39 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:19 am – 4:45 pm
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People332 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.8157 householdsMedian household income $116,908Median home value $543,700100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,393 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting10.4% unemployment rate42% of adults are in the labour force, 112 employedMain industries: retail 27%, public administration 26%, professional and business services 21%Average commute 45 minutes87% drive alone, 13% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages59% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 29°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month July14 in of snow a year, on about 6 days32 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stevensville 2sw station, 14 mi away; snow from Royal Oak 2 Ssw
Parks and public landsWye Oak Spstate park · 1.4 miWye Island Nrmastate park · 2.5 mi · 2,487 acresTuckahoe Spstate park · 7.5 mi · 3,786 acresGrasonville Parkpark · 6.4 miTalbot County Community Sports Complexpark · 6.6 mi · 56 acresEastern Neck National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.3 mi · 2,094 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201740 mi away, near Little Creek, DelawareMost recent: magnitude 4.1 on 30 Nov 201740 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowTalbot County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsDrought Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025299 of 356 days measured56 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 129main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Kent County, MD, 22 mi away
Internet at home73% of households have a broadband subscription57% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone27% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterEaston Utilitiesserves 17,357 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation48 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
