Nanticoke AcresMD
With 142 residents, it is a town in Maryland.
Is Nanticoke Acres a good place to live?
Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Nanticoke Acres. Nanticoke Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Nanticoke Acres lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 11% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Moving to Nanticoke Acres: who provides what
Nanticoke Acres 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 Nanticoke Acres.
Four seasons and hot summers in Nanticoke Acres
Nanticoke Acres’ July high stands at 88°F, against 88°F in Maryland’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nanticoke Acres stands out in Maryland and nationally, with more of its adults who had a checkup this year
The share of adults in Nanticoke Acres who binge drink: 13%. 6.2% of Nanticoke Acres adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, where Maryland’s towns sit at 8% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. Against the Maryland average, Nanticoke Acres comes out ahead on 11 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9.
| Nanticoke Acres | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 38% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 79% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 33% |
| What stands out | Nanticoke Acres | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.5% | 13.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.6% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The FEMA risk score in Nanticoke Acres is higher than in most of Maryland or the rest of the country
Expected losses in Nanticoke Acres break down as 46% from hurricanes and 22% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conservation land takes up 2.2% of Nanticoke Acres
Parks and preserves in Nanticoke Acres: one, of 4 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chesapeake Forest | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS Texas and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nanticoke Acres. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Ancient siteUSS Texas
27 mi State parkPoint Lookout State Park
37 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year
36 mi Ancient siteU-1105
30 mi MuseumPatuxent River Naval Air Museum
24 mi National Historical ParkHarriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park15K visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · 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 Nanticoke Acres
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Nanticoke Acres
About 0 of every 100 Nanticoke Acres residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
142 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Nanticoke Acres
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Nanticoke Acres is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 103 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
Questions about Nanticoke Acres
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Nanticoke Acres, MD a good place to live?
Nanticoke Acres has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.