About Chester
Chester, MD is a small unincorporated community located in eastern Maryland.
Chester holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.24 square miles.
📰 Chester News Today
- Margaret Sullivan Davis "Maggie" - View Obituary & Service Information Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home · May 13
- Police Charge Queen Anne’s County Man After Trooper-Involved Shooting Maryland.gov · Apr 20
- 'Meet me outside': Maryland woman accused of threatening Taco Bell workers over wait time WJLA · Jun 24
- Chester Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
- Ten people displaced in Queen Anne's County after two-family home was set on fire WBOC TV · Jul 14
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Chester Unique
- One of 19 places in the US named Chester — but the Maryland one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Chester
📍 Bentons Pleasure📍 Bridge Point📍 Castle Marina📍 Chesterhaven Beach📍 Harborview📍 Marling Farms📍 Old Point Estates📍 Walnut Shores
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Chester
- Frix's Fire Grill
- El Jefe Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.24 sq mi
Coordinates38.9601, -76.2876