About Dunkirk
Dunkirk, MD is a small unincorporated community located in southern Maryland.
Dunkirk holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.59 square miles.
📰 Dunkirk News Today
- Accident Or Assault? Court Records Detail Alleged Grabbing At Dunkirk Wawa The BayNet · Jul 26
- Dunkirk Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Gloria Jean Parks Obituary (2026) - Dunkirk, MD - Rausch Funeral Home - Owings Legacy obituary · Apr 15
- Monthly Weather Forecast for Dunleigh, Dunkirk, Maryland The Weather Channel · Dec 11
- Drug Stash Found After K9 Alert In Dunkirk Traffic Stop The BayNet · Apr 24
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Dunkirk Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Dunkirk
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Dunkirk
- Chesapeake Grille & Deli — regional
- Fujiyama — japanese
- Jerry's Subs and Pizza — sandwich
- Ledo Pizza — pizza
- Mamma Lucia — italian
- Peri-Peri — chicken
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Thai Zapp — thai
- East Cafe — chinese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- The American Indian Village at Patuxent River Park · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dunkirk
- Hall Creek Natural Resource Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- House Creek Natural Resource Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Merkle Natural Resources Management Area and Visitor Center · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Patuxent River Park Canoe Camp reviews ★
- Spice Creek Natural Resource Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ward Farm Recreation and Nature Park reviews ★
- Dunkirk District Park reviews ★
- Jug Bay- Krause Property reviews ★
- Lyons Creek Overlook Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Route 260 Recreation Area reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area6.59 sq mi
Coordinates38.7182, -76.6768