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Welcome to Porters Pride ...

Porters Pride is located in Talbot County<1>.

Porters Pride is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Porters Pride: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Porters Pride ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.talbotchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Porters Pride, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Porters Pride ...

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

  • Annapolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Easton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cambridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesapeake Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Centreville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • North Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Trappe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Queenstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
  • Preston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porters Pride ...

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

Footnotes ...

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