St. George Island Maryland Map

About St. George Island, Maryland

St. George Island is a locality in St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 265. The population density is 129.8 people per km². St. George Island is located at 38.1201°N, 76.4836°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20674.

St. George Island persists as a quiet expanse of inland terrain defined by the slow, deliberate work of the Saint Marys River as it carves through the local clay and silt. It lies 6.6 miles west of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 279°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south of Great Mills. The landscape here is characterized by broad, level stretches of woodland and cleared fields that hold the heat of the afternoon sun well into the cooling dusk. Two miles to the north, the surface of Cherryfield Pond remains undisturbed, reflecting the dense canopy of hardwoods that frame its banks in shades of deep, somber green. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Pea Ridge anchors the horizon, providing a permanent, shadowed boundary to a vista that otherwise favors the low-slung, horizontal lines of the regional plains.

History lingers in the soil of St. George Island, where the remnants of early agricultural cycles still shape the rhythm of the modern day. The economy remains tethered to the land and the quiet stewardship of the nearby Carthagena Flats, a basin that absorbs the seasonal rains and sustains the surrounding thickets. Residents often look toward the Piney Point Lighthouse Park for a sense of orientation, finding in its presence a structural anchor amidst the wide, open spaces. Life moves with the unhurried pace of a place that has long prioritized the harvest and the changing light over the frantic speed of the modern world, maintaining a distinct, rural character that resists the encroaching sprawl of the urban centers to the north.

About This St. George Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. George Island, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.120127, -76.483565. 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 St. George Island includes the ZIP code (20674), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of St. Mary's County (Leonardtown), and school district assignment (St. Marys County Public Schools).

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.