Port Tobacco Village Maryland Map

About Port Tobacco Village, Maryland

Port Tobacco Village is a locality in Charles County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 4. The population density is 37.0 people per km². Port Tobacco Village is located at 38.5124°N, 77.0211°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20677.

Port Tobacco Village rests on a gentle incline, its low-slung buildings a quiet counterpoint to the broad, languid sweep of the Port Tobacco River that curves around its western edge. It lies 4.5 miles east of Charles, MD (from Charles, MD: bearing 99°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-south-west of Waldorf. The air here carries the humid, earthy scent of the Tidewater region, a perfume of damp soil and the distant tang of brackish water. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled and heavy with moss, stand sentinel over the sleepy streets, their leaves rustling with secrets whispered by generations. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast sky, falls in diffused shafts, illuminating the weathered clapboard and brick, lending a soft, almost melancholic glow to the scene. The terrain itself feels smoothed by time and water, the land yielding gently to the river's persistent embrace. This historic heart of Charles County once pulsed with the lifeblood of a colonial port, a vital hub where ships laden with tobacco, the region's original cash crop, berthed and traded. The very stones of the old courthouse, now a museum, remember the weighty decisions and spirited debates that shaped early Maryland. Though the river silt eventually claimed its deep-water access, leaving the larger vessels to seek deeper channels, Port Tobacco Village retains its character as a place where history breathes. Today, its economy is more a gentle hum than a roar, sustained by tourism drawn to its preserved past, and the quiet agricultural rhythms that continue to define the surrounding countryside, a steady echo of its enduring legacy.

About This Port Tobacco Village Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Port Tobacco Village, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.5124, -77.0211. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Port Tobacco Village and Charles County.

Detailed location data for Port Tobacco Village includes the ZIP code (20677), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Charles County (La Plata), and school district assignment (Charles County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Port Tobacco Village is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.