Wicomico County
Wicomico County covers 374 square miles of southeastern Maryland, with the county seat at Salisbury.
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PublicGIS maps 47,063 parcels for Wicomico County. PublicGIS does not show owner names for this county.
Where to find things
- Maryland FINDER Online parcel mapCounty GIS map · Property lines · Aerial imagery
Maryland Department of Planning map of property lines and parcels, linked to state assessment records.
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- Sanborn Fire Insurance MapsDigitized Sanborn fire insurance maps showing building footprints, materials and uses for American towns and cities, widely used in property history and environmental research.
- USDA NAIP Imagery HubFind and download USDA's leaf-on aerial photography for the contiguous United States. Check coverage and acquisition dates for the area you need.
- Maryland Real Property Data SearchProperty owner · Property records · Parcel number
Maryland assesses property at the state level. Look up any property in the state by address or account number to see the owner, deed reference, land and building value, and the last sale.
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- Maryland Department of Assessments and TaxationThe state agency that values every property in Maryland, runs the homestead and homeowners' tax credits, and hears assessment appeals. Your county or town sends the bill.
- Maryland Land RecordsEvery recorded Maryland land record, scanned, for every county and Baltimore City. Free, but you need to register for an account. Deeds are recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
- Wicomico County GIS and mappingGIS data downloads
The mapping office: what maps and data are kept, how to get them, and who to ask.
- Office
- Wicomico County GIS
- Phone
- 410-548-4801
- planning@wicomicocounty.org
- Address
- 125 North Division Street P.O. Box 870 Salisbury, MD 21803-0870
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- State Plane Coordinate System zonesThe official State Plane Coordinate System from the National Geodetic Survey: which zone covers each state and county, zone definitions and conversion tools.
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer ViewerInteractive nationwide map of current flood zones, base flood elevations and map panels.
- Wicomico County zoning and land useZoning
Zoning districts and land use rules, and which uses and buildings the rules permit on a given piece of land.
- Office
- Wicomico County Planning and Zoning
- Phone
- 410-548-4860
- Address
- 125 N. Division Street, Salisbury, MD 21803
- Wicomico County floodplain and flood zonesFlood zones
Flood zone information and the extra rules that apply to building or rebuilding near water.
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- FEMA Flood Map Service CenterOfficial source for flood insurance rate maps. Enter an address to see the current flood zone and download the FIRM panel and letters of map change.
- MERLIN Online map viewerMaryland's environmental map viewer. Look up a property and see wetlands, floodplains, water features and environmental permits around it.
- FEMA Disaster DeclarationsSearch federal disaster and emergency declarations by state, county and incident to see whether an area was declared and what assistance was authorized.
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Farm wetland rules for USDA program participants. Before you drain, fill or clear a wet area in a farm field, ask NRCS at your local USDA Service Center for a wetland determination.
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- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) sign-up, USDA Farm Service AgencyHow the Conservation Reserve Program works, which sign-ups are open and what it pays. You enroll land in CRP at your county Farm Service Agency office at the local USDA Service Center.
- USDA Web Soil SurveySoils
Draw an area on the map to get soil types, drainage, septic suitability, building limitations and farmland ratings.
- Maryland iMAPElevation · Addresses and 911 numbers
Download Maryland's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation and property lines.
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- USGS National Map ViewerNational base map with elevation, hydrography, imagery, boundaries and PLSS layers.
- USGS topoViewBrowse and download every historical USGS topographic map for a location, useful for seeing old roads, buildings and shorelines.
- US Census GeocoderFree service that converts a street address into map coordinates and census geography. No account needed.
- Maryland Department of the EnvironmentLakes and water
Maryland's environmental agency: wetlands and waterways permits, water quality, wells and septic oversight.
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- U.S. Drought MonitorWeekly national drought map by county, with historical conditions and state summaries.
- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerLand cover
National land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster products and links to the viewer for spatial selection.
- Maryland DNRPublic land
State parks and forests, the Critical Area program, land conservation and public hunting and fishing land in Maryland.
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- USGS map of public and protected landNational map of federal, state, local and other public and protected land from the U.S. Geological Survey Protected Areas Database (PAD-US).
- Wicomico County Clerk of the Circuit CourtPlats · Surveys and section corners
Records deeds and land records and keeps circuit court files for Wicomico County.
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- Maryland PlatsScanned subdivision plats and survey plats for every Maryland county, held by the State Archives.
- NGS survey mark and benchmark mapMap of National Geodetic Survey benchmarks and survey control marks. Zoom to a place, click a mark and open its datasheet with the mark's position, elevation and how to find it on the ground.
- Maryland licensed land surveyor lookupSearch the Maryland State Board for Professional Land Surveyors for a licensed land surveyor by name or license number. Only a licensed surveyor can mark a legal property line on the ground, so check a surveyor's license before you hire one. Board phone 410-230-6010.
- BLM General Land Office RecordsSearch original federal land patents and survey plats by name or legal description to find the first private owner of a parcel.
- Wicomico County roads and public worksRoads
Local roads: maintenance, right of way, access permits and road maps.
- Office
- Wicomico County Public Works
- Phone
- 410-548-4872
- Address
- 28440 Owens Branch Rd. Salisbury, MD 21801
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- Maryland State Highway AdministrationState highways in Maryland: maps, projects and access permits in the state right of way.
- 811 Before You DigCall 811 or use your state 811 center's website a few business days before any digging, including fence posts, decks, trees and mailboxes. The service is free, and the utilities mark their buried lines with paint or flags. This page lists every state's 811 center.
- Maryland Critical Area programShoreland
Land within 1,000 feet of the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays has extra state rules on clearing, lot coverage and building. Start here before you build near tidal water.
- Maryland Geological SurveyHazards and emergency information
Maryland geology, geologic and topographic maps, well records and coastal and karst hazard information.
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- Maryland hurricane evacuation zonesPage that opens Maryland's Know Your Zone map, where you look up whether an address is in hurricane evacuation zone A, B or C, plus a hurricane evacuation guide.
- U.S. wildfire risk mapType a community, county or state to see its wildfire likelihood, risk to homes and exposure, with maps and charts. It shows long-term risk, not current fires, and is a screening tool, not an official hazard designation for a property.
- U.S. hurricane storm surge risk mapsInteractive map of how deep storm surge flooding could get near the coast in a worst-case hurricane of each category. It does not replace your local hurricane evacuation zone; check the state or county zone lookup for that.
Other Wicomico County links
- Wicomico County property tax search and paymentPay county taxes by cash, check, money order, or credit, and learn about payment plans and tax credit programs for homeowners, veterans, and first responders.
- Wicomico County building and land use permitsWhich permits are required for building, land use and site work, and how to apply.
Wicomico County offices
- Wicomico County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Wicomico County is at the Salisbury Service Center, 2322B Goddard Pkwy, Salisbury, MD 21801. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
- Phone
- (410) 546-4777
- Address
- 2322B Goddard Pkwy, Salisbury, MD 21801
- Website
- Visit website
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About Wicomico County
Wicomico County covers 374 square miles of southeastern Maryland, with the county seat at Salisbury. The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation values every property in the state, the county bills and collects the tax, and the Clerk of the Circuit Court keeps land records.
Cities in Wicomico County
- Delmar
- Fruitland
- Hebron
- Mardela Springs
- Pittsville
- SalisburyJulie English, CITY CLERK · 410-548-3140
- Sharptown
- Willards