Fishing Creek, Maryland | |
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  Fishing Creek Location within the State of Maryland | |
| Coordinates:38°19′20″N76°13′28″W / 38.32222°N 76.22444°W /38.32222; -76.22444 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Dorchester |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.37 sq mi (3.56 km2) |
| • Land | 1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 173 |
| • Density | 163.8/sq mi (63.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21634 |
| Area codes | 410, 443, and 667 |
| GNIS feature ID | 596534[2] |
Fishing Creek is anunincorporated community andcensus-designated place (CDP) inDorchester County,Maryland, United States, onUpper Hoopers Island. As of the2010 census, the population of Fishing Creek was 163.[3]
It is inarea code 410 andZIP code 21634.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 173 | — | |
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Located on a narrow island served primarily by Hoopers Island Road, Fishing Creek has a restaurant (Old Salty's), a post office, and a general store (Hoopers Island General Store), as well ascrabbing businesses which rely on seasonal workers.[5] Local legend posits a number ofghosts in the Fishing Creek area. The village is on the upper island of the three-island chain known as Hoopers Island, about 15 miles (24 km) south of theBlackwater National Wildlife Refuge and 24 miles (39 km) south ofCambridge.Hoopersville, on Middle Hooper Island, is 6 miles (10 km) to the south.
Fishing Creek resident Louie "Rufus" Frase, 43 at the time, was a contestant on the summer 2007CBSreality television seriesPirate Master.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |