JestervilleMD
Today 42 people live in this town, first settled in 1894.
Is Jesterville a good place to live?
Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a higher home-ownership rate than Jesterville. Jesterville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Jesterville lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 11% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Jesterville: who provides what
Jesterville is unincorporated, so Wicomico County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jesterville.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Jesterville’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Salisbury (38%), Snow Hill (3%) and Berlin (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jesterville stands out in Maryland and nationally, with more of its adults who have high blood pressure
In Jesterville, 13% of adults smoke cigarettes. The share of adults in Jesterville who have diabetes is 17%, against 12% in Maryland’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. Of 32 CDC measures, Jesterville beats the Maryland average on 12 and trails it on 8. Also worth knowing: among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Jesterville.
| Jesterville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 86% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Jesterville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 13.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.5% | 8.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.7% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Maryland and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Jesterville is higher
Of the losses FEMA expects in Jesterville, 46% come from hurricanes and 22% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Point Lookout State Park and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jesterville. Close and well known come first.
29 mi State parkPoint Lookout State Park
37 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year
38 mi Ancient siteU-1105
31 mi MuseumPatuxent River Naval Air Museum17 mi Zoo & aquariumSalisbury Zoo
23 mi National Historical ParkHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park15K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Point Lookout State Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · U-1105: U.S. Navy, Public domain · Patuxent River Naval Air Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain
Everything we know about Jesterville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jesterville
About 0 of every 100 Jesterville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
42 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Jesterville
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Jesterville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 179 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
Questions about Jesterville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jesterville, MD a good place to live?
Jesterville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.