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Welcome to Snow Hill ...

The town of Snow Hill is located in Worcester County<1> and is the County Seat for Worcester County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snow Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1792.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Snow Hill has a population of 2,052 people<2> (see below for details).

Snow Hill is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Snow Hill: 410, 443 & 667<4>

The ZIP code for Snow Hill: 21863<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Snow Hill had an population of 2,052 people. This is a decrease of 2.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Snow Hill had a population of 2,103 people. This makes Snow Hill the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Snow Hill represents 0.04% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 70th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,103 people, the population of Snow Hill decreased 12.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,409 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Snow Hill.

Communities Also Named Snow Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Snow Hill: This one is located in Worcester County and the other is located in Cecil County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 26 communities that are also named Snow Hill - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, New Jersey, North Carolina (5), Ohio (2), Tennessee, Texas (4), Virginia (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Snow Hill ...

Official Website: www.snowhillmd.com/

Communities near Snow Hill ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Snow Hill. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Snow Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snow Hill ...

Looking for more information about Snow Hill? 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 Snow Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Snow Hill.

Adding Snow Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snow Hill 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 (so far) for Snow Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Snow Hill post office opened in 1792.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snow Hill.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Snow Hill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Snow Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Snow Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Snow Hill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Snow Hill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Snow Hill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/