WhaleyvilleMD
198 people live in this town, settled in 1836.
Is Whaleyville a good place to live?
54% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Whaleyville, above both the Maryland town median (42%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Whaleyville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
198 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Whaleyville: who provides what
Whaleyville is unincorporated, so Worcester 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 Whaleyville.
Most of Whaleyville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
3% of Whaleyville residents live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 13 miles. The top destinations are Ocean City (19%), Berlin (9%) and Salisbury (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Whaleyville is hurricanes, at a low overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 53% of Whaleyville’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 21% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Whaleyville
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 28° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical home in Whaleyville: about $351K
For households in Whaleyville, the share who are owner-occupiers is 94%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 1.2%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
How healthy Whaleyville is
In Whaleyville, 83% of adults had a checkup this year. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Whaleyville is ahead of Maryland on 10 and behind on 9. Among adults in the town, 43% have high blood pressure and 30% feel lonely.
| Whaleyville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 38% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 35% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Whaleyville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 15.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Whaleyville Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Chesapeake Forest | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Assateague Island National Seashore and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whaleyville. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year12 mi Theme parkJolly Roger Amusement Park
29 mi LandmarkFort Miles
12 mi Theme parkTrimper's Rides16 mi Zoo & aquariumSalisbury Zoo
26 mi Theme parkFunland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware)Photo credits
Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Fort Miles: Unknown, Public domain · Trimper's Rides: Mttbme, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Funland (Rehoboth Beach, Delaware): Tsole, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Whaleyville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Whaleyville
About 7 of every 100 Whaleyville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Maryland.
100% of working residents leave Whaleyville for work
Where Whaleyville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Whaleyville
CDP in Maryland, United States
Whaleyville is a census-designated place in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 149 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- ZIP code
- 21872
Questions about Whaleyville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whaleyville, MD a good place to live?
Whaleyville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.