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Pocomoke City Maryland Map

Explore Pocomoke City, 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 Pocomoke City, Maryland

How to Use This Pocomoke City, Maryland Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pocomoke City, 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 Pocomoke City.

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.

CityPocomoke City
StateMaryland (MD)
CountyWorcester County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude38.062927
Longitude-75.553816
Population4,295
Density441.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code21851
Area Code410, 443
County SeatSnow Hill
School DistrictWorcester County Public Schools

About Pocomoke City, Maryland

Pocomoke City is a locality in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,295. The population density is 441.6 people per km². Pocomoke City is located at 38.0629°N, 75.5538°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pocomoke City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 21851.

Pocomoke City commands a flat, verdant expanse where the Pocomoke River carves a dark, tannin-rich path through the dense, low-lying timberland. It lies 9.2 miles southwest of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 232°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south of Salisbury. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, often thick with the scent of damp earth and pine, as the terrain stretches toward a horizon where the distant rise of Bailey Ridge remains a faint, hazy suggestion. Cypress Park provides a quiet anchor at the water’s edge, its grounds marked by the gnarled roots and deep shadows of ancient trees that seem to absorb the amber light of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate banks, the land transitions into a vast, silent grid of agricultural fields and deep woodland that buffers the locality from the hurried pace of the wider world.

Pocomoke City emerged from the steady pulse of river commerce and timber extraction, its history tied to the slow, deliberate movement of goods through the interior. The local economy maintains a tether to this legacy, balanced between the quiet industry of the surrounding plains and the persistent demand of regional trade routes. Life in Pocomoke City moves with the rhythm of the seasons, dictated by the cycles of the nearby Pocomoke State Forest and the quiet persistence of those who work the land. While the allure of the distant Big Millpond draws occasional visitors to the fringes of the woods, the heart of the locality remains defined by a grounded, workaday character that values the permanence of its brick storefronts and the deep, silent presence of the river.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 0.4 mi, 051° NE
  • Newtown Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 063° NE
  • Lp5014 (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 265° W
  • Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 0.9 mi, 281° W
  • Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 170° S
  • Pocomoke River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 248° W
  • Pocomoke River Wma (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 039° NE
  • Hickory Point Heritage Conservation (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 254° W
  • Milburn Landing State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 038° NE
  • Pocomoke River Sp (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 038° NE
  • Chincoteague Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 9.3 mi, 119° SE
  • Makemie Monument (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 206° SW
  • Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.3 mi, 150° SE · 1,092 acres
  • Chincoteague Island Waterman's Memorial (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 144° SE
  • Crossing the Bar (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 144° SE
  • Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 13.9 mi, 138° SE · 96k acres
  • Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.4 mi, 138° SE · 37k acres
  • Nature Center (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 257° W
  • Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 19.7 mi, 352° N
  • Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 352° N
  • Theatre and Web Development House (Theatre) — 19.9 mi, 351° N
  • Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 196° S
  • Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 355° N
  • Chesapeake Fire Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 345° N
  • The Mermaid Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 045° NE
  • Louis H. Taylor Stadium (Stadium) — 27.5 mi, 046° NE
  • Selfie Point (Viewpoint) — 31.1 mi, 054° NE
  • Freak Out (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 054° NE
  • Speedway (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 054° NE
  • Military Exhib Site (Registered Battlefield) — 34.5 mi, 358° N

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About This Pocomoke City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pocomoke City, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.062927, -75.553816. 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 Pocomoke City includes the ZIP code (21851), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Worcester County (Snow Hill), and school district assignment (Worcester County Public Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.