Piney Point Maryland Map

About Piney Point, Maryland

Piney Point is a locality in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 980. The population density is 247.1 people per km². Piney Point is located at 38.1476°N, 76.5227°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21813, 20674.

Piney Point draws its character from the slow, deliberate movement of water through the low-lying marshes that define the local horizon. It lies 1.8 miles northwest of Ocean Pines, MD (from Ocean Pines, MD: bearing 308°T), and is situated 7.4 miles northwest of Ocean City. Perkins Creek carves a winding path through the landscape, acting as a quiet artery that feeds the surrounding wetlands before eventually yielding to the broader reach of Assawoman Bay, located just two miles to the east. Piney Island sits as a steadfast anchor at the center of this terrain, where the air is consistently heavy with the scent of brackish silt and damp earth. At twilight, the light here turns a bruised, metallic violet, catching the tall grasses of the Remainder Parcel in a way that makes the entire expanse feel as though it is waiting for the tide to dictate its next transformation.

Commerce in Piney Point has long been tethered to the rhythms of the water, favoring the patient harvest of the bay over the frantic pace of modern industry. The legacy of the Eastern Shore persists in the local habits of life, where the economy remains influenced by the shifting accessibility of the waterways and the necessity of managing the encroaching marsh. While the distant silhouette of Poke Hill marks the far edge of the region, the immediate world here is one of flat, saturated color and the persistent, rhythmic slap of water against wooden pilings. It is a place where history is measured not by monuments, but by the slow erosion of the banks and the constant, quiet maintenance of the channels that keep the local vessels moving between the creek and the open bay.

About This Piney Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Piney Point, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.147575, -76.522743. 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 Piney Point includes the ZIP code (21813, 20674), telephone area code (410, 443, 301, 240), county seat of Worcester County (Snow Hill), and school district assignment (St. Marys 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.