Deer Park Maryland Map

About Deer Park, Maryland

Deer Park is a locality in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 303. The population density is 117.1 people per km². Deer Park is located at 39.4240°N, 79.3260°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Deer Park is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 21154, 21117, 20904.

Deer Park occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet passage of James Run, which draws a cool, silver line through the surrounding fields and dense woodlots. It lies 4.5 miles north-northwest of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 333°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south of Saint Charles. The terrain here is defined by broad, undulating swells of earth that break the horizon, creating a sense of solitude in the thin, crisp air that settles over the land as the sun dips low. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Pea Ridge traces the sky, a distant reminder of the rugged elevations that exist well beyond the immediate, grassy plains and woodland thickets. Three miles away, the waters of Wheatley Lake hold the reflection of the clouds in a stillness that mirrors the quietude of the ZEKIAH SWAMP NEA - Zekiah Swamp Wildland, where the vegetation grows thick and undisturbed.

Deer Park maintains a pace of existence that favors the slow turn of the seasons over the frantic pulse of the modern world. The economy of Deer Park remains tethered to the character of the soil and the legacy of early land cultivation, where the rhythm of labor is dictated by the turning of the earth rather than the chime of a clock. While the shadows of the past linger in the architecture of older structures and the layout of the local roads, the daily life of Deer Park is shaped by the quiet necessities of rural maintenance and the simple movement of people through the landscape. Even the distant, rugged presence of Devils Nest serves as a reminder of the geological depth of the region, grounding the inhabitants in a place that values the steady endurance of the land above all else.

About This Deer Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deer Park, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.423961, -79.325986. 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 Deer Park includes the ZIP code (21154, 21117, 20904), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Charles County (La Plata), and school district assignment (Garrett 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.