Summary for Williston

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Located in: Caroline County (see below)

Time Zone: Williston lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (410), (443), (667)<1>

Elevation: Near sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Williston:

Lat: 38.831200° (or 38°49'52" N)

Lon: -75.851000° (or -75°51'3" W)

USGS Topo Map: Hobbs<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Williston

GNIS ID: 591562

FIPS State / Place Code: 24 / 85175

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Williston)

The community of Denton is the County Seat for Caroline County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Caroline)

Population

Total Area:<6> 325.9 sq. miles [844.1 km²] - of which 1.99% is water (6.48 sq. miles [16.8 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 13,482

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Caroline

GNIS ID: 595737

FIPS State / County Code: 24 / 011

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Williston)

About Maryland

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of Maryland

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Maryland

GNIS ID: 1714934

FIPS State: 24

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Williston)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Caroline County: www.carolinemd.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

<1>	Of the area codes for Williston, area code (443, 667) is an overlay.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Williston, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Williston.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Williston. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).