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Welcome to Boomdecker ...

Boomdecker is located in Cecil County<1>.

Boomdecker is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Boomdecker: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Boomdecker ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

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

Communities near Boomdecker ...

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

  • Wilmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
  • Newark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
  • Elkton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Havre de Grace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kennett Square
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elsmere
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Elsmere is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • New Castle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Perryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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 Boomdecker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boomdecker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boomdecker. 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 Boomdecker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boomdecker. See our Newspapers Page for Boomdecker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boomdecker ...

Looking for more information about Boomdecker? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Boomdecker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boomdecker.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Cecil, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boomdecker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Boomdecker area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Boomdecker area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.