Trappe Maryland Map

About Trappe, Maryland

Trappe is a locality in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,177. The population density is 170.4 people per km². Trappe is located at 38.6634°N, 76.0518°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Trappe is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 21811, 21673.

Trappe occupies a low-lying reach of the Eastern Shore where the land dissolves into the brackish, tidal pulse of the Chesapeake. It lies 5.9 miles south-southwest of Ocean Pines, MD (from Ocean Pines, MD: bearing 199°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-southwest of Ocean City. Trappe Creek bisects the immediate landscape, its waters sluggish and stained with the tannin of fallen leaves, carving a path through fields that stretch toward a horizon dominated by the faint, distant suggestion of Beech Ridge. To the west, the marshland air carries the sharp, saline bite of the coast, though the open expanse of Assawoman Bay remains a few miles removed from the quiet center. Near the water’s edge, the Remainder Parcel offers a sequestered stretch of greenery, a place where the stillness is interrupted only by the rhythmic call of waterfowl moving toward Ayer Island or the occasional ripple across the surface of Herring Gut.

Colonial ambition first manifested here in the rhythmic clatter of industry and the steady harvest of the soil, anchoring Trappe to a legacy of agriculture that persists in the rhythm of the seasons. The economy remains tethered to the land and the surrounding waters, characterized by a deliberate, measured pace that favors the slow turn of the plow and the local trade of the harvest. Architecture of weathered brick and timber reflects a functional, enduring history, standing as a quiet witness to the generations that navigated the tidal shifts of the nearby coast. Life in Trappe moves with the sun, governed by the heavy, humid heat of summer afternoons and the pale, uncompromising light that settles over the flat fields as evening pulls a gray veil across the creek.

About This Trappe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Trappe, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.663439, -76.051784. 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 Trappe includes the ZIP code (21811, 21673), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Worcester County (Snow Hill), and school district assignment (Talbot 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.