Welcome to Port Deposit ...

The town of Port Deposit is located in Cecil County<1>.

The location of Port Deposit has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Deposit, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Port Deposit: Prt. Deposit

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Deposit has a population of 765 people<3> (see below for details).

Port Deposit is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Port Deposit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Port Deposit is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<5> and (667).

The ZIP code for Port Deposit: 21904<6>

Websites for Port Deposit ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Port Deposit, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Deposit had an population of 765 people. This is an increase of 17.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Deposit had a population of 653 people. This makes Port Deposit the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Port Deposit represents 0.01% of the population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 114th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 653 people, the population of Port Deposit decreased 3.4% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 676 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Deposit.

Communities near Port Deposit ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Deposit.

• Newark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <7>
• Aberdeen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <7>
• Elkton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <7>
• Havre de Grace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <7>
• Bel Air
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <7>
• Oxford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <7>
• North East
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <7>
• Rising Sun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <7>
• Charlestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <7>
• Delta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Port Deposit. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Deposit.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Deposit. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Deposit.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Deposit. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Port Deposit.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Deposit ...

Looking for more information about Port Deposit? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Port Deposit, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Deposit.

Adding Port Deposit to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Deposit in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Port Deposit was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Port Deposit on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Deposit.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Deposit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/