Welcome to Worcester County ...
Time Zone: Worcester County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Snow Hill is the Seat for Worcester County.
Worcester County was founded in 1742 and was created by taking area from Somerset County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Worcester had a population of 52,276 people. This is an increase of 1.51% since the last Census (which gave a population of 51,500 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Worcester represented 0.89% of the total population of Maryland.
Below are some of the communities located in Worcester County:
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
- Ocean City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pocomoke City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <2>
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Websites specific to Worcester County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Sussex County
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Accomack County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |