Bishopville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place 10 miles (16 km) north of Berlin in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The community is just south of the Delaware state line. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, Bishopville had a population of 531.[3]

Bishopville, Maryland
Bishopville is located in Maryland
Bishopville
Bishopville
Coordinates: 38°26′33″N 75°11′37″W / 38.44250°N 75.19361°W / 38.44250; -75.19361
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyWorcester
Area
 • Total2.89 sq mi (7.49 km2)
 • Land2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total499
 • Density174.35/sq mi (67.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21813
Area codes410, 443, and 667
GNIS feature ID583255[2]

Bishopville arose at the site of a mill on and crossing of the Bishopville Prong of the St. Martin's River. The crossing, the main road through the community, is now Maryland Route 367.

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020499
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bishopville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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