Caroline Maryland Map

About Caroline, Maryland

Caroline is a locality in Caroline County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of 33,066. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Caroline is located at 38.9105°N, 75.8534°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21629.

Caroline breathes the soft, humid air of the Eastern Shore, where the land yields gently to the embrace of shallow tidal creeks and meandering rivers, arteries of the Chesapeake. It lies 17.0 miles east-south-east of Queen Annes, MD (from Queen Annes, MD: bearing 118°T), and is situated 2.3 miles north-west of Denton. The landscape here unfolds in broad strokes of emerald fields and the darker, richer hues of marshland, a place where the horizon feels expansive, yet intimate. Ancient oaks, their branches heavy with the stillness of years, stand sentinel over pastures where cattle graze with a placid, unhurried grace. The sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, casts a warm, honeyed glow, transforming the ordinary into something subtly luminous, as if the very air holds a gentle, golden memory. Caroline's story is etched in the fertile soil, a legacy of agriculture that has long defined its economy, with soybeans and corn reaching towards the wide sky in ordered rows. The waters that thread through Caroline County, remnants of a time when trade flowed more readily by skiff and schooner, still whisper tales of its maritime past and the oyster beds that once sustained livelihoods. The quiet hum of daily life in Caroline is a steady counterpoint to the distant call of gulls, a rhythm set by the seasons and the enduring connection to the land and its bounty, a place where the past is not a separate chapter, but a living presence in the present.

About This Caroline Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Caroline, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.910502, -75.853395. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Caroline and Caroline County.

Detailed location data for Caroline includes the ZIP code (21660), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Caroline County (Denton), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Caroline is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.