Whaleyville is a community in Worcester County, Maryland, home to about 198 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21872.
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)91 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD94 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA111 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Whaleyville; 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.
Whaleyville had 192 residents in the 2020 census, up 55% since 2000.
It’s the 449th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Worcester County grew from 20,865 residents in 1900 to 52,460 in 2020.
Worcester County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
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.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ocean City Muni Ap, MD weather station (11 miles away).
20,249 jobs at 2,256 businesses in Worcester County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Whaleyville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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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.
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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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