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Welcome to Piney Island ...

Piney Island is located in Worcester County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Piney Island: Piney Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Piney Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Piney Island: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Piney Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piney Island.

  • Ocean City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Selbyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ocean View
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Willards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piney Island ...

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

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