Quantico Maryland Map

About Quantico, Maryland

Quantico is a locality in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 126. The population density is 16.9 people per km². Quantico is located at 38.3743°N, 75.7424°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21856.

Quantico, Maryland, breathes the salty air of the Eastern Shore, a place where the land gently slopes towards the wide embrace of the Wicomico River. It lies 7.8 miles west of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 277°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west-north-west of Fruitland. The terrain here is a low-lying tapestry of fertile farmland and marshy wetlands, punctuated by stands of loblolly pine and the occasional ancient oak, their branches gnarled like the hands of time. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze that often hangs in the air, casts a soft, diffused glow, softening the edges of everything it touches, from the weathered clapboard of farmhouses to the quiet glint of water in the distance. The very air carries a faint, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil, ripening crops, and the distant, briny tang of the Chesapeake. The history of Quantico is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the Wicomico River's watershed. For generations, this land has been cultivated, yielding a steady harvest that has sustained its people and fed the wider region. The economy, while diversified in modern times, still holds a reverence for the soil and the river’s gifts, with fishing and oystering forming a quiet, persistent undercurrent to the more visible agricultural endeavors. Though not a place of grand monuments, Quantico possesses a subtle character, a lived-in quality born from decades of quiet persistence, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life and the enduring connection to the land remains palpable.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Quantico, Maryland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Quantico and Wicomico County.

Detailed location data for Quantico includes the ZIP code (21856), 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 Quantico is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.