Whitehaven | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Maryland#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Maryland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maryland |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wicomico |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.96 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.96 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.37 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.37 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 46 |
Population Density Km2: | 48.10 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 124.66 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 3 |
Coordinates: | 38.2692°N -75.7911°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 21856[2] |
Area Code: | 410 & 443 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 24-84225 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 588219 |
Whitehaven is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 43 as of the 2010 census.[3] It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Whitehaven is home to the Whitehaven Ferry, one of the few remaining public ferries in Maryland, and was once a thriving settlement which included stores, a shipyard, and the Whitehaven Hotel. It is the location of the Whitehaven Historic District. The ferry runs between Whitehaven and Mt. Vernon, Somerset County and takes approximately 5 minutes to make a crossing.
The Whitehaven Historic District and Whitehaven Hotel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.