Parsonsburg, Maryland

About Parsonsburg

Set in the southeastern part of Maryland, Parsonsburg is a small unincorporated community.

Parsonsburg holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.31 square miles.

📰 Parsonsburg News Today

• New Wicomico library branch holds grand opening and ribbon cutting in Parsonsburg WBOC TV · Aug 2
• New Wicomico Library branch opens in Parsonsburg. Get a look inside DelmarvaNow.com · May 20
• Parsonsburg, MD, Firefighter Overcome During Rescue Attempt at Fatal Fire firehouse.com · Feb 2
• UPDATED: Two Die in Residential Structure Fire in Parsonsburg; Off-duty Firefighter Injured WGMD – The Talk of Delmarva · Feb 1
• Fire In Parsonsburg Claims Two Lives, Firefighter Injured WMDT · Feb 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Parsonsburg Unique

• The only place in America named Parsonsburg — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Parsonsburg

• Chesapeake Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Johnson Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kilbirnie Playground reviews ★
• Winterplace Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Parsonsburg

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