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Welcome to Wrights Wharf ...

Wrights Wharf is located in Caroline County<1>.

Wrights Wharf is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wrights Wharf: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Wrights Wharf ...

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

  • Easton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seaford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <4>
  • Denton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Federalsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bridgeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hurlock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greensboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ridgely
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ridgely is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Blades
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wrights Wharf ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wrights Wharf - 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 Wrights Wharf area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Wrights Wharf 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.