Welcome to Pittsville ...

The town of Pittsville is located in Wicomico County<1>.

The location of Pittsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Pittsville has a population of 1,480 people<3> (see below for details).

Pittsville is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Pittsville: (410), (443)<5> & (667)

The ZIP code for Pittsville: 21850<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Pittsville had an population of 1,480 people. This is an increase of 4.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Pittsville had a population of 1,417 people. This makes Pittsville the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Pittsville represents 0.02% of the population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,417 people, the population of Pittsville increased 19.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,182 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Pittsville.

Communities Also Named Pittsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Pittsville - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Pittsville ...

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

• Salisbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <7>
• Ocean City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
  • Ocean City is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean City <7>
• Fruitland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland <7>
• Berlin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <7>
• Millsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millsboro
  • Millsboro is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millsboro <7>
• Laurel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <7>
• Delmar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Delmar is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmar <7>
• Selbyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selbyville
  • Selbyville is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selbyville <7>
• Ocean View
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
  • Ocean View is located in Sussex County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean View <7>
• Snow Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Snow Hill is located in Worcester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittsville ...

Looking for more information about Pittsville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Pittsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pittsville.

Adding Pittsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pittsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pittsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Pittsville post office opened in 1868.

We also found Pittsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pittsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wicomico County: www.wicomicocounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/