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Parsonsburg Maryland Map

Explore Parsonsburg, Maryland, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Parsonsburg, Maryland

How to Use This Parsonsburg, Maryland Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Parsonsburg, Maryland. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Maryland or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Parsonsburg.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Parsonsburg
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Wicomico County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.387617
Longitude	-75.471031
Population	319
Density	94.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	21849
Area Code	410, 443
County Seat	Salisbury
School District	Wicomico County Public Schools

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About Parsonsburg, Maryland

Parsonsburg is a locality in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 319. The population density is 94.2 people per km². Parsonsburg is located at 38.3876°N, 75.4710°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21849.

Parsonsburg unfolds as a flat, expansive reach of the Eastern Shore, where the slow, dark waters of Perdue Creek carve a modest path through the silt-heavy soil. It lies 7.2 miles east-northeast of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 75°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-northeast of Fruitland. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, drawing the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Terrapin Hill that marks the western limit of the view. Sunlight here carries a particular weight, pressing down on the fields with a golden, humid intensity that makes the air feel thick and tangible against the skin. To the east, the landscape transitions into the quiet, protected reaches of the Chesapeake Forest Lands, where the scent of pine needles and damp earth lingers long after the midday heat has retreated. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the land holds a latent memory of the tides, a subtle reminder that the open coast waits only sixteen miles away, sending its salt-laden breeze to stir the leaves near Parker Pond.

Parsonsburg maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by a heritage deeply rooted in the soil and the cycles of agricultural life. The local economy has long leaned into the rhythms of the land, with the poultry industry serving as a quiet, industrial heartbeat that pulses beneath the surface of daily affairs. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the persistent survival of the farmstead and the small, utilitarian structures that dot the landscape, standing as weathered witnesses to generations of labor. Even as the modern world edges closer, the proximity to Flag Harbor and the distant, lonely expanse of Beech Island keep the character of the place tethered to the water-influenced traditions of the region. Life in Parsonsburg moves with the quiet gravity of a pendulum, indifferent to the rush of the world beyond, content to measure time by the turning of the seasons and the shifting light over the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 014° N
Nassawango Creek Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 142° SE
Wicomico Demonstration Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 146° SE
Johnson Wma (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 193° S
Lp5014 (Local Park) — 5.9 mi, 242° SW
Trap Pond State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 347° N
Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 285° W
Great Cypress Swamp (Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 028° NE
Bethel Church (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 054° NE
Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 7.9 mi, 248° W
Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 248° W
Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 250° W
Pocomoke River Corridor Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 139° SE
James Branch Nature Preserve (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 353° N
Midlands Wa - Delaware Technical & Community College Ed. Found. (State Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 011° N
Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 280° W
Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 13.2 mi, 336° NW
The Mermaid Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 108° E
Louis H. Taylor Stadium (Stadium) — 15.6 mi, 102° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 092° E
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.7 mi, 312° NW · 96k acres
Blackwater Presbyterian Church (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 057° NE
Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 20.6 mi, 135° SE · 96k acres
Freak Out (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 101° E
Speedway (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 101° E
Happy Swing (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 101° E
Selfie Point (Viewpoint) — 21.2 mi, 102° E
Trimpers Rides (Theme Park) — 21.2 mi, 101° E
Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 101° E
Bridgeville Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 344° N

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