Smith Island Maryland Map

About Smith Island, Maryland

Smith Island is a locality in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 345. The population density is 30.2 people per km². Smith Island is located at 37.9812°N, 76.0299°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21824.

Smith Island rises from the Chesapeake Bay like a scattered collection of emeralds, each inhabited islet a distinct emerald jewel. It lies 20.1 miles east-south-east of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 115°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west of Crisfield. The land here is low-lying, a marshy embrace of water and sky where the very air hums with the brine of the sea. Cypress trees, their roots sunk deep into the brackish soil, stand like stoic sentinels, their beards of Spanish moss trailing in the soft, persistent breeze. The channels that thread between the islands are the true arteries of this place, reflecting the vast, often moody, expanse of the Chesapeake, their surfaces rippled by the wind, catching the sun in a thousand fleeting glints, or darkening to a bruised purple as storm clouds gather. The houses, painted in cheerful, defiant hues of blue, yellow, and white, seem to float on stilts, their foundations a constant negotiation with the incoming tides. For generations, Smith Island has been a bastion of the crab fishery, its economy inextricably tied to the ebb and flow of the Bay’s bounty. The rhythmic chug of crab boats is the soundtrack to life here, a constant reminder of the hard-won sustenance drawn from these waters. The island's history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered faces of its watermen, in the quiet pride of a community that has learned to live in partnership with the sea, accepting its generosity and enduring its caprices. This is a place where traditions are not merely remembered, but lived, where the language itself carries the lilt of the Bay, and where the sunset paints the western sky in shades of molten gold and rose, a daily benediction on this enduring, watery realm.

About This Smith Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Smith Island, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.981235, -76.029936. 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 Smith Island and Somerset County.

Detailed location data for Smith Island includes the ZIP code (21824), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Somerset County (Princess Anne), and school district assignment (Somerset 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 Smith Island is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.