Mount Vernon Maryland Map

About Mount Vernon, Maryland

Mount Vernon is a locality in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 761. The population density is 22.6 people per km². Mount Vernon is located at 38.2396°N, 75.7853°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21202, 21201, 21801.

Mount Vernon unfolds across a flat, expansive reach of the interior landscape, defined by the steady, unassuming presence of the Coty Cox Branch as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 1.4 miles north-northwest of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 331°T), and is situated 3.9 miles north of Fruitland. The air here holds a stillness that seems to amplify the rustle of dry grasses and the slow, deliberate movement of the wind across the fields. At the edges of the horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of Pine Ridge rises like a persistent memory of higher ground, though the immediate terrain remains dominated by the quiet, shaded groves of Wicomico State Forest just a short distance away. Within the quietude of Emmerson Hollaway Park, the quality of light at dusk takes on a pale, translucent hue, casting long shadows that settle over the land with a gravity that feels both ancient and entirely present.

Mount Vernon retains the character of an enduring agrarian outpost, where the rhythms of the local economy have long been dictated by the yield of the soil and the seasonal shifts of the interior plains. The history of the area is written in the modest architecture and the deliberate, unhurried pace of those who navigate its roads, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger centers. Life centers on the proximity to the quiet waters of Johnson Pond, a local landmark that reflects the changing sky with a mirror-like clarity, anchoring the daily routines of the residents. While the world beyond continues its rapid acceleration, Mount Vernon remains a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual cooling of the air and the lengthening shadows that stretch toward the edges of the woods.

About This Mount Vernon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Vernon, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.239562, -75.785308. 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 Mount Vernon includes the ZIP code (21202, 21201, 21801), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Wicomico County (Salisbury), 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.