Welcome to Oxford ...

The coastal town of Oxford is located in Talbot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oxford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oxford has a population of 608 people<2> (see below for details).

Oxford is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Oxford: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

The ZIP code for Oxford: 21654<5>

Websites for Oxford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.talbotchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oxford, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oxford had an population of 608 people. This is a decrease of 6.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oxford had a population of 651 people. This makes Oxford the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Oxford represents 0.01% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 116th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 651 people, the population of Oxford decreased 15.56% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 771 people).

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

Communities Also Named Oxford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Oxford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oxford ...

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

• Easton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Cambridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <7>
• North Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
  • North Beach is located in Calvert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Beach <7>
• Hurlock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Secretary
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secretary have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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>
• Queen Anne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Anne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Anne
  • Queen Anne is located in Queen Anne's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Anne <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 Oxford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oxford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oxford. 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 Oxford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oxford. See our Newspapers Page for Oxford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oxford ...

Looking for more information about Oxford? 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 Oxford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oxford.

Adding Oxford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oxford 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 Oxford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Oxford post office opened in 1849.

We also found Oxford in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oxford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oxford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Talbot County: www.co.talbot.md.us/

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