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Welcome to Willards ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willards, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Willards has a population of 1,013 people<2> (see below for details).

Willards is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Willards: 21874<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Willards had an population of 1,013 people. This is an increase of 5.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Willards had a population of 958 people. This makes Willards the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Willards represents 0.02% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 100th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 958 people, the population of Willards decreased 16.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,146 people).

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

Communities Also Named Willards ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Willards - they are located in Illinois and Nevada.

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

Communities near Willards ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willards ...

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

Adding Willards to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willards 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 Willards was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Willards post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willards.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Wicomico, 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 Willards.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willards - 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 Willards area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Willards 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 Willards). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Willards 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/