Welcome to Perryville ...

The town of Perryville is located in Cecil County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Perryville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Perryville has a population of 4,432 people<2> (see below for details).

Perryville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Perryville: 21903<5>

Websites for Perryville ...

Official Website:   www.perryvillemd.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Perryville had an population of 4,432 people. This is an increase of 1.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 20.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Perryville had a population of 4,361 people. This makes Perryville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Perryville represents 0.08% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,361 people, the population of Perryville increased 18.76% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,672 people).

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

Communities Also Named Perryville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Perryville - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Perryville ...

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

• Newark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <6>
• Aberdeen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <6>
• Elkton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <6>
• Bel Air
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <6>
• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• North East
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East
  • North East is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North East <6>
• Rising Sun
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <6>
• Charlestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlestown have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <6>
• Delta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Delta is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
• Chesapeake City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake City
  • Chesapeake City is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesapeake City <6>

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 Perryville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Perryville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Perryville ...

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

Adding Perryville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Perryville post office opened in 1837.

We also found Perryville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Perryville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Perryville: www.perryvillemd.org/

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

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