Centreville is a town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, home to about 4,761 people across 2.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21617.
Homes sold for a median of $218 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Centreville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)34 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA82 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Centreville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Centreville had 4,727 residents in the 2020 census, up 140% since 2000.
It’s the 210th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Queen Anne's County grew from 18,364 residents in 1900 to 49,874 in 2020.
Queen Anne's County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 46.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chestertown, MD weather station (11 miles away).
12,926 jobs at 1,421 businesses in Queen Anne's County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
96 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Centreville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 21 |
| Mental health providers | 45 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 13 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Queen Anne's County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centreville Elementary SchoolCentreville | Pre-K–2 | 535 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Kennard Elementary SchoolCentreville | 3–5 | 477 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Centreville Middle SchoolCentreville | 6–8 | 501 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Queen Anne's County High SchoolCentreville | 9–12 | 1,145 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wye River Upper SchoolCentreville | 8–12 | 53 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 mi |
| The Gunston SchoolCentreville | 9–12 | 242 | Nonsectarian | 2.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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