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About Powellville, Maryland

Powellville is a locality in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 230. The population density is 52.2 people per km². Powellville is located at 38.3287°N, 75.3755°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21850.

Powellville rests in the low-lying embrace of the Eastern Shore, a landscape of broad fields and shallow creeks that bleed into the broader Chesapeake Bay watershed. It lies 12.2 miles north-north-east of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 15°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of Berlin. The air here often carries a damp, earthy scent, a mix of ploughed soil and the distant tang of salt marsh, especially in the humid stillness of late summer afternoons. The terrain is predominantly flat, carved by the slow, meandering paths of waterways like the Dividing Creek, which often swells with the rains, its banks lined with the stoic, weathered grey of aging cypress and the rustling reeds that whisper secrets to the breeze. The sky above Powellville is expansive, a canvas for the dramatic sweep of cumulus clouds that build and drift, casting fleeting shadows across the patchwork of corn and soybean fields that dominate the horizon. Historically, Powellville, like much of Wicomico County, has been shaped by the rhythms of agriculture and the bounty of its waterways. For generations, the fertile soil has yielded crops, supporting a quiet economy built on the land, with the gentle hum of tractors a familiar soundtrack during planting and harvest seasons. The nearby waters, though not directly on the bay, have always played a role, offering sustenance and a means of transport in earlier times, and today, the legacy of those connections can still be felt in the way the community looks towards the water. While no single grand monument defines Powellville, its character is etched in the enduring resilience of its people, those who have tended the fields and navigated the creeks, their lives interwoven with the quiet persistence of this corner of Maryland.

About This Powellville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Powellville, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.328728, -75.375472. 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 Powellville and Wicomico County.

Detailed location data for Powellville includes the ZIP code (21850), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Wicomico County (Salisbury), and school district assignment (Wicomico 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 Powellville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.