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Welcome to Ferry Road ...

Ferry Road is located in Wicomico County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ferry Road: Ferry Rd.

Ferry Road is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Ferry Road ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ferry Road - they are located in New Brunswick and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ferry Road.

Communities near Ferry Road ...

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

  • Salisbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruitland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel
    (18 miles [29 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>
  • Pocomoke City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
    • 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 <4>
  • Delmar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Princess Anne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Snow Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Delmar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Delmar is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <4>
  • Pittsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ferry Road ...

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

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 Ferry Road - 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 Ferry Road area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Ferry Road 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.