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Welcome to West View Shores ...

West View Shores is located in Cecil County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West View Shores: W. View Shrs.

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

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

Area Codes for West View Shores: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for West View Shores ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

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

Communities near West View Shores ...

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

  • Middletown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
  • Aberdeen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Havre de Grace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestertown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Perryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • North East
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rising Sun
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Townsend
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <4>
  • Charlestown
    (10 miles [16.1 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 West View Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West View Shores.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West View Shores ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Cecil, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West View 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the West View Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the West View 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.