Marydel, Maryland

Marydel, Maryland
Main Street in Marydel
Main Street in Marydel
Location of Marydel, Maryland
Location of Marydel, Maryland
Marydel is located in Maryland
Marydel
Marydel
Location within the U.S. state of Maryland
Marydel is located in the United States
Marydel
Marydel
Marydel (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°6.8′N 75°44.8′W / 39.1133°N 75.7467°W / 39.1133; -75.7467
Country United States of America
State Maryland
County Caroline
Incorporated1929
Area
 • Total0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
 • Land0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
59 ft (18 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total176
 • Density1,491.53/sq mi (574.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21649
Area code410
FIPS code24-51025
GNIS feature ID0590751

Marydel is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Maryland, United States.[2][3] The population was 141 at the 2010 United States Census. Its name is a portmanteau, after its location, being partially located in Maryland and partially in Delaware. Marydel was originally known as Halltown.

Publisher James Gordon Bennett Jr. participated in a duel near Marydel in 1877.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Maryland Manual". Marydel Maryland. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Marydel, Maryland (town)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.