Dameron Maryland Map

About Dameron, Maryland

Dameron is a locality in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Dameron is located at 38.1523°N, 76.3694°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20628.

Dameron lies where the land begins to fray into the Chesapeake, a place of soft horizons and the persistent scent of salt and pine. It lies 3.2 miles north of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 355°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-south-east of Lexington Park. Rolling fields, etched by the slow erosion of centuries, give way to marshy edges where egrets stand sentinel in the shallows. The air here carries a damp, earthy weight, particularly in the late afternoons when the sun, a hazy disc through the coastal mist, casts long shadows across the lowlands. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered to the color of bone, dot the landscape, some still bearing the stoic grace of their early construction, others surrendered to the slow creep of kudzu. This is a country of quiet persistence, where the wind whispers through the reeds and the rhythm of the tides dictates the pulse of the day. The history of Dameron is bound to the bounty of the water and the fertility of its soil, a legacy of tobacco and the generations who worked this ground. Generations ago, the very veins of commerce ran through its inlets and coves, bringing goods and people to its nascent shores, a time when the Chesapeake was the highway. Today, the echoes of that past mingle with the hum of modern life, though the pace remains deliberately unhurried. The economy still leans on the agriculture that has sustained it for so long, the rich earth yielding its crops, and the nearby waters continue to offer their harvest, a tradition passed down through families. The distinctive character of Dameron is in its enduring connection to the Chesapeake Bay, a constant, unseen presence shaping its identity and the lives of those who call it home.

About This Dameron Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dameron, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.152348, -76.369393. 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 Dameron and St. Mary's County.

Detailed location data for Dameron includes the ZIP code (20684), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of St. Mary's County (Leonardtown), 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 Dameron is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.