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Welcome to Essex Ridge ...

Essex Ridge is located in Wicomico County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Essex Ridge: Essex Rdg. (or less commonly used: Essex Rdge. or Essex Ridg.)

Essex Ridge is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Essex Ridge ...

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

  • Salisbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seaford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <4>
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Fruitland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Berlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Princess Anne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Selbyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Essex Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

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