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Welcome to Potomac Shores ...

Potomac Shores is located in Charles County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Potomac Shores: Potomac Shrs.

Potomac Shores is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Potomac Shores: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named Potomac Shores ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Potomac Shores: This one is located in Charles County and the other is located in Saint Mary's County.

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

Websites for Potomac Shores ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

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

Communities near Potomac Shores ...

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

  • La Plata
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumfries
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <4>
  • Indian Head
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Colonial Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Occoquan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <4>
  • Quantico
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <4>
  • Eagle Harbor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Faulkner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyons Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lyons Corner is located in Charles County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corner
  • Pomfret
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Potomac Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Potomac Shores.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potomac Shores ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Potomac Shores - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Potomac Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Potomac Shores 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.