Nanticoke Acres is a community in Wicomico County, Maryland, home to about 142 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21840.
Homes sold for a median of $45 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Nanticoke; part is in Nanticoke Acres
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Nanticoke Acres. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)73 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA127 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Nanticoke Acres; 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.
Nanticoke Acres had 120 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2010.
It’s the 467th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Wicomico County grew from 22,852 residents in 1900 to 103,588 in 2020.
Wicomico County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Salisbury, MD weather station (18 miles away).
35,249 jobs at 2,495 businesses in Wicomico County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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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