Deal IslandMaryland
Deal Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 375 at the 2020 census.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Deal Island
Deal Island is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Maryland.
Deal Island holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.03 square miles.
What Makes Deal Island Unique
- The only place in America named Deal Island — 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
- 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 7 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Deal Island
- South Marsh Island Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Deal Island National Wildlife Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Spring Island Game Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Deal Island
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.