Pocomoke City

Also known as Pocomoke City, Maryland, Pocomoke City, MD

city in Maryland

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Maryland
County: Worcester
Mayor: Todd J. Nock
Total: 4.03 sq mi (10.45 km )
Land: 3.79 sq mi (9.81 km )
Water: 0.25 sq mi (0.64 km )
Elevation: 6.6 ft (2 m)
Density: 1,133.9/sq mi (437.81/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code: 410, 443, 667
Fips code: 24-62475

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Pocomoke City, dubbed "the friendliest town on the Eastern Shore", is a city in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. Although renamed in a burst of civic enthusiasm in 1878, the city is regularly referred to by its inhabitants simply as Pocomoke /ˈpoʊkoʊmoʊk/. The population was 4,295 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pocomoke City is a center for commerce on the lower shore, home to an industrial park currently playing host to defense contractors, aerospace engineering, and plastics fabrication. Pocomoke City is located near the Wallops Island Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia.

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