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Welcome to Jenkins Landing ...

Jenkins Landing is located in Wicomico County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Jenkins Landing: Jenkins Lndg. (or less commonly used: Jenkins Lndng.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Jenkins Landing for more information about variations on the name of Jenkins Landing.

Jenkins Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Jenkins Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jenkins Landing - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jenkins Landing.

Communities near Jenkins Landing ...

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

  • Salisbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Seaford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Fruitland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Princess Anne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hurlock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Delmar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Blades
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Pittsville
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Jenkins Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jenkins Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jenkins Landing ...

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

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