Welcome to Cambridge ...

The city of Cambridge is located in Dorchester County<1> and is the County Seat for Dorchester County.

The location of Cambridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cambridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cambridge has a population of 12,233 people<3> (see below for details).

Cambridge is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Cambridge lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Cambridge: (410), (443)<5> and (667).

The ZIP code for Cambridge: 21613<6>

Websites for Cambridge ...

Official Website: www.ci.cambridge.md.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cambridge had an population of 12,233 people. This is a decrease of 0.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cambridge had a population of 12,326 people (or 37.79% of the total population of Dorchester County). This makes Cambridge the county's most populous community.

The population of Cambridge represents 0.21% of the population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,326 people, the population of Cambridge increased 12.97% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,911 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cambridge.

Communities Also Named Cambridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Cambridge - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cambridge.

Communities near Cambridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cambridge.

• Easton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <7>
• Federalsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federalsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federalsburg
  • Federalsburg is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federalsburg <7>
• Hurlock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlock
  • Hurlock is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlock <7>
• Saint Michaels
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
  • Saint Michaels is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michaels <7>
• Trappe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe
  • Trappe is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trappe <7>
• Preston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <7>
• Sharptown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
  • Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
• Oxford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <7>
• Secretary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secretary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secretary
  • Secretary is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secretary <7>
• East New Market
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Market
  • East New Market is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East New Market <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cambridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cambridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cambridge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cambridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cambridge. Our list includes 25 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cambridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cambridge ...

Looking for more information about Cambridge? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cambridge, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cambridge.

Adding Cambridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cambridge in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cambridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Cambridge post office opened in 1800.

We also found Cambridge in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cambridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cambridge: www.ci.cambridge.md.us/

The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/