Town guide

Bishopville, Maryland

Bishopville is a community in Worcester County, Maryland, home to about 516 people across 2.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21813.

Homes sold for a median of $240 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population516180 per sq mi
Median home value$623,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$240Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Bishopville

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Bishopville

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)95 miles away
Closer regional airportOcean City Municipal Airport (OCE)9 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD97 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA109 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bishopville; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bishopville

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Bishopville had 499 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2010.

It’s the 377th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.

Worcester County grew from 20,865 residents in 1900 to 52,460 in 2020.

Bishopville population by census2010: 531, 2020: 49953120104992020

Worcester County, 1900–2020

Worcester County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,865, 1910: 21,841, 1920: 22,309, 1930: 21,624, 1940: 21,245, 1950: 23,148, 1960: 23,733, 1970: 24,442, 1980: 30,889, 1990: 35,028, 2000: 46,543, 2010: 51,454, 2020: 52,46021K’00’1022K’20’3021K’40’5024K’60’7031K’80’9047K’00’1052K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 42.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BishopvilleJan: high 45°F, low 28°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 29°F, 3 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 35°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 44°F, 3 in; May: high 70°F, low 53°F, 3.8 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 63°F, 3.3 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 68°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 67°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 61°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 49°F, 4 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 39°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 50°F, low 32°F, 3.6 in45°28°Jan3.447°29°Feb3.052°35°Mar3.962°44°Apr3.070°53°May3.879°63°Jun3.384°68°Jul3.883°67°Aug3.877°61°Sep3.968°49°Oct4.058°39°Nov3.250°32°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ocean City Muni Ap, MD weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Worcester County

20,249 jobs at 2,256 businesses in Worcester County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Worcester CountyHotels and restaurants: 7,125 jobs; Retail trade: 3,787 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,510 jobs; Other services: 1,231 jobs; Construction: 1,086 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 877 jobs; Professional services: 679 jobs; Manufacturing: 609 jobsHotels and restaurants 35% Retail trade 19% Health care and social assistance 12% Other services 6% Construction 5% Arts, entertainment and recreation 4% Professional services 3% Manufacturing 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bishopville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Atlantic General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Berlin6.5 miles
  • Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Salisbury22.8 miles
  • Beebe Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lewes23.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Bishopville

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Bishopville Park · 5 acres0.9 mi

Grocery stores

  • Food Lion3.2 mi
  • Food Lion3.9 mi
  • Harris Teeter4.8 mi
  • Food Lion5.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rite Aid3.5 mi
  • Rite Aid3.9 mi
  • Walgreens5.3 mi

Libraries

  • Selbyville Public Library2.8 mi
  • Worcester County Library - Ocean Pines Branch3.6 mi

Museums

  • Shelbyville Museum2.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Freeman Arts Pavilion4.7 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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