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Notable locations in Pocomoke City: Pocomoke Industrial Park (A), Winter Quarter Golf Course (B), Pocomoke City Police Department (C), Costen House Museum (D), Worcester County Fire Department Pocomoke City Volunteer Fire Company Station 100 (E), Worcester County Fire Department Pocomoke City Emergency Medical Services (F), Pocomoke City Branch Library (G), Pocomoke City Hall (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Pocomoke Plaza Shopping Center (1), Baylis Shopping Center (2), Ames Plaza Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Pocomoke City include: Bethany United Methodist Church (A), First Baptist Church of Pocomoke City (B), Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church (C), Glorious Church of the Lord Jesus Christ (D), Holy Name of Jesus Church (E), Lynnhaven Baptist Church (F), Macedonia Baptist Church (G), Mount Sinai Baptist Church (H), Mount Zion United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Saint Marys Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Town Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Pocomoke City: Cypress Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Costen House (Museums; 206 Market Street), Maryland Lower Shore Tourism Center Inc (US13 South).
Hotels: Holiday Inn Express Pocomoke (125 Newtowne Boulevard), Holiday Inn Express (125 Newtown Boulevard), Quality Inn (US13 South), Quality Inn Pocomoke City (825 Ocean Highway), Pocomoke Inn (912 Ocean Highway).
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Worcester County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Pocomoke City and their reported violations in the past:
POCOMOKE CITY (Population served: 4100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
COUNTRY VILLAGE M.H.P. (Address: 609 SECOND STREET , Population served: 38, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1998 and AUG-09-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-12-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-1999), St Public Notif received (FEB-22-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-09-1999)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and FEB-20-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1994), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-09-1995), St Public Notif requested (DEC-08-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-08-1995), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from MAR-11-1996 to DEC-20-1996), St Compliance achieved (FEB-20-1997)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JAN-14-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1994), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1994), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-09-1995), St Public Notif requested (DEC-08-1995), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-08-1995), St Formal NOV issued (2 times from MAR-11-1996 to DEC-20-1996), St Compliance achieved (JAN-14-1997)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.0%
(24.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 38.1% for Black residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Maryland: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.2% | | Whole state: | 69.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 5.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pocomoke City, MD
79 people in nursing homes
8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Pocomoke City compared to Maryland state average:
- House age above state average.
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Banks with branches in Pocomoke City (2011 data):
- Woodforest National Bank: Pocomoke City Walmart Branch at 2132 Old Snow Hill Road, branch established on 2008/01/05. Info updated 2011/05/10: Bank assets: $3,488.9 mil, Deposits: $3,097.6 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 766 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan (With 401(K) Provisions) (Amended And
- Shore Bank: Pocomoke Branch at 103 Pocomoke Marketplace, branch established on 2007/09/24. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $277.3 mil, Deposits: $221.0 mil, headquarters in Onley, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Capgen Capital Group Vi Lp
- PNC Bank, National Association: Linden Avenue Branch at 600 Linden Avenue, branch established on 1975/09/09. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- Calvin B. Taylor Banking Company of Berlin, Maryland: Pocomoke City Branch at 2140 Old Snow Hill Road, branch established on 1946/08/06. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $412.6 mil, Deposits: $336.1 mil, headquarters in Berlin, MD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares, Inc.
- First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association: 1315 Market St Branch at 1315 Market Street, branch established on 1953/12/18. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $316.6 mil, Deposits: $274.4 mil, headquarters in Salisbury, MD, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (42%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (25%)
- Utility gas (22%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Worcester County Maryland:
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Religion statistics for Pocomoke City (based on Worcester County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 51.21%
| Here |  | 51.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Episcopal Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 32.3% | 32.0% | 12.6% | 7.9% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 6.0% | 47.0% | 9.6% | 6.0% | 7.2% |
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| Name | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America | Assemblies of God | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.2% |
| Congregations | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 15.7% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 19 | This county: | 3.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Worcester County: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.07 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 19 | Worcester County: | 3.86 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | This county: | 5.28 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 2.05 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 151 | Worcester County: | 30.65 / 10,000 pop. | | Maryland: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Worcester County: | 15.7% | | State: | 15.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $9,146 | $36,584 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $15,324 | $61,296 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
17 | $63,733 | $44,988 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
6 | $14,678 | $29,356 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $20,745 | $35,563 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
8 | $31,087 | $46,631 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $6,484 | $25,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $10,829 | $43,316 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
3 | $9,965 | $39,860 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $3,805 | $45,660 | 1 | $1,152 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $8,699 | $34,796 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
57 | $194,495 | $40,946 | 1 | $1,152 |
Pocomoke City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $345,000 ($82.44)
Parks & Recreation: $91,000 ($21.74)
All Other: $89,000 ($21.27)
Solid Waste Management: $80,000 ($19.12)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $769,000 ($183.75)
General - Other: $618,000 ($147.67)
Water Utilities: $496,000 ($118.52)
Fire Protection: $307,000 ($73.36)
Housing & Community Development: $263,000 ($62.84)
Regular Highways: $220,000 ($52.57)
Parks & Recreation: $196,000 ($46.83)
Sewerage: $151,000 ($36.08)
Solid Waste Management: $137,000 ($32.74)
Central Staff Services: $112,000 ($26.76)
Financial Administration: $54,000 ($12.90)
General Public Buildings: $32,000 ($7.65)
Judicial and Legal Services: $9,000 ($2.15)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($0.24)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $160,000 ($38.23)
All Other: $66,000 ($15.77)
- General - Interest on Debt: $297,000 ($70.97)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $165,000 ($39.43)
All Other: $148,000 ($35.36)
Highways: $34,000 ($8.12)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,463,000 ($1544.32)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $80,000 ($19.12)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $6,048,000 ($1445.16)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $495,000 ($118.28)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $536,000 ($128.08)
Property Sale Other: $164,000 ($39.19)
Rents: $112,000 ($26.76)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($0.48)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $506,000 ($120.91)
Solid Waste Management: $95,000 ($22.70)
Police Protection: $42,000 ($10.04)
General - Other: $36,000 ($8.60)
General Public Building: $1,000 ($0.24)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $59,000 ($14.10)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $459,000 ($109.68)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $568,000 ($135.72)
Highways: $248,000 ($59.26)
Housing & Community Development: $17,000 ($4.06)
- Tax - Property: $1,351,000 ($322.82)
NEC: $55,000 ($13.14)
Other Selective Sales: $2,000 ($0.48)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,594,000 ($380.88)
10.52% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,826 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.52% | | Maryland average: | 7.95% |
2.47% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,612 average AGI)| Worcester County: | 2.47% | | Maryland average: | 0.25% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.84% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,488 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.84% | | Maryland average: | 8.13% |
0.14% of residents moved to foreign countries ($269 average AGI)| Worcester County: | 0.14% | | Maryland average: | 0.13% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Pocomoke City:
- WDMV (540 AM; 1 kW; POCOMOKE CITY, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WTGM (960 AM; 10 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
- WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
- WJDY (1470 AM; 5 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WESR (1330 AM; 5 kW; ONLEY-ONANCOCK, VA; Owner: EASTERN SHORE RADIO, INC.)
- WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pocomoke City:
- WKHW (106.5 FM; POCOMOKE CITY, MD; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WOLC (102.5 FM; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Owner: MARANATHA, INC.)
- WXMD (92.5 FM; POCOMOKE CITY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WESM (91.3 FM; PRINCESS ANNE, MD; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, EASTERN SHORE)
- WBEY (96.9 FM; CRISFIELD, MD; Owner: BAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSBY-FM (98.9 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQHQ (104.7 FM; OCEAN CITY-SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVES (99.3 FM; ACCOMAC, VA; Owner: CHINCOTEAGUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WICO-FM (97.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLVW-FM (105.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRXS (106.9 FM; OCEAN CITY, MD; Owner: ATLANTIC RADIO BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WOCQ (103.9 FM; BERLIN, MD; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WESR-FM (103.3 FM; ONLEY-ONANCOCK, VA; Owner: EASTERN SHORE RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Pocomoke City:
- WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
- WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
- WPMC-CA (Channel 36; MAPPSVILLE, VA; Owner: WAVY BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WCPB (Channel 28; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- W38BN (Channel 38; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY EDUCATIONAL B/CTING FOUND.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Pocomoke City, Maryland:
- Fatal accident count: 43
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 69
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 12
- Fatalities: 49
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 117
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Maryland average:
- Fatal accident count: 260
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 377
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 62
- Fatalities: 280
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 678
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 91
See more detailed statistics of Pocomoke City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 10 meters (33ft)
Total costs: $983,000
Total average daily traffic: 3,055
Total average daily truck traffic: 246
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 3,528
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Pocomoke City
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Pocomoke City, MD
| Businesses in Pocomoke City, MD |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | | MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | Nike | 1 |
| Baskin-Robbins | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Dunkin Donuts | 1 | | Rite Aid | 1 |
| Econo Lodge | 1 | | Ruby Tuesday | 1 |
| FedEx | 2 | | Subway | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Hardee's | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| Lowe's | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
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