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Welcome to Duncan Crossing ...

Duncan Crossing is located in Worcester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Duncan Crossing: Duncan Xing.

Duncan Crossing is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Duncan Crossing ...

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

  • Salisbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ocean City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fruitland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Berlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <4>
  • Millsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Laurel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Delmar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Selbyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean View
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Duncan Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Duncan Crossing? 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 Duncan Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Duncan Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Worcester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Duncan Crossing - 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 Duncan Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Duncan Crossing 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.