Chance Maryland Map

About Chance, Maryland

Chance is a locality in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 330. The population density is 76.3 people per km². Chance is located at 38.1721°N, 75.9410°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21821.

Chance spreads across a low-lying peninsula where the land surrenders to the encroaching tide, defined by the winding passage of Cow Creek as it carves through the salt-marsh floor. It lies 22.7 miles southwest of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 235°T), and is situated 13.7 miles west of Princess Anne. The horizon remains flat and expansive, broken only by the distant silhouette of Fin Creek Ridge that anchors the western sky in a haze of muted violet. At the water’s edge, the stillness of Scotts Cove mirrors the sky, trapping the gray light of dawn before it can reach the tall, swaying grasses of the Deal Island Wma. Nearby, the solitary shape of Rock Island stands as a sentinel against the currents, while the shallow waters of Haines Pond provide a quiet, freshwater contrast to the brackish veins of the marsh. Here, the air carries a sharp, briny weight, clinging to the weathered cedar shingles of the houses that stand resilient against the damp, salt-heavy winds.

Chance maintains a pulse dictated by the turning of the tides and the long, ancestral memory of the watermen who have worked these reaches for generations. The economy remains tethered to the harvest of the sound, where the labor of the oyster boats defines the rhythm of the day, a pursuit that demands both patience and a deep, intuitive knowledge of the shifting mudflats. History lingers in the architecture of the older landings and the weathered pilings that rot slowly into the silt, serving as silent markers of a trade that has diminished in scale but not in significance. Life in Chance moves with a deliberate, unhurried gravity, focused on the maintenance of nets and the quiet vigil kept over the harbor. It is a place where the modern world feels thin, replaced by the persistent, rhythmic slap of water against the hulls and the vast, unblinking expanse of the horizon.

About This Chance Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chance, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.172067, -75.941044. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Chance includes the ZIP code (21821), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Somerset County (Princess Anne), and school district assignment (Somerset County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.