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PowellvilleMD

A town of 230.

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Population
230
residents
Median home value
$229K
Census ACS
Household income
$120K
median
Median age
44.7
years
Jobs based here
1
A commuter town
Small town

230 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 82° · L 66°

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The data

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Powellville

Most working residents leave Powellville for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Salisbury (18%), Berlin (5%) and Ocean City (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Powellville0%
Salisbury18%
Berlin5%
Ocean City4%
Philadelphia2%
13 mi
median commute distance
1
jobs based in Powellville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with hurricanes at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.

23risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
23Low riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingDrought
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Powellville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter29–49°
Spring44–66°
Summer65–86°
Fall49–70°
Oct 30
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Powellville is

Powellville beats the Maryland average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Maryland
6 better21 too close to call5 worse
What stands outPowellvilleMD
Fewer adults with diabetes9.7%12.5%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.5%13.5%
More adults with depression24.3%19.4%
Atlantic General Hospital
8.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

2.9% of Powellville is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

2.9%conserved
Map of Powellville: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
2.9%
conserved · 30 of 1,010 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Adkins Mill Park—34
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Powellville for work

Where Powellville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

18% → Salisbury Salisbury 18% 5% → Berlin Berlin 5% 4% → Ocean City Ocean City 4% 2% → Philadelphia Philadelphia 2% 2% → Baltimore Highlands Baltimore Highlands 2% 2% → West Ocean City West Ocean City 2% Powellville · 0% stay
1jobs based in Powellville
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Powellville

Census-designated place in Maryland, United States

Powellville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 189 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
188
Area
1.5 sq mi
Elevation
30 ft
ZIP code
21852

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