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Wicomico County hurricane guide

The Wicomico County Department of Emergency Services runs 9-1-1, radio, and emergency management for a county around Salisbury and the Wicomico and Nanticoke rivers. Wicomico takes part in Maryland's Know Your Zone evacuation zones and publishes its own tropical storm and hurricane evacuation zone map and an address lookup. The county says to shelter with friends, family, or a hotel outside the evacuation area and to use a public shelter only as a last resort.

Checked on October 8, 2026

Every phone number and web address on this page was checked against official sources on that date. Details can change, especially during a storm. Always follow instructions from Wicomico County Department of Emergency Services. In a life threatening emergency, call 911.

Emergency and information numbers

Service Number Notes
Emergency 911 Police, fire, and ambulance. Call only when someone's life or property is in danger.
Emergency management office 410-548-4820 Wicomico County Department of Emergency Services. Listed for shelter and emergency management questions. Not for emergencies.

Official alerts and information

  • Wicomico County CivicReady alerts: Free alerts by phone call, text message, or email. Sign up before a storm. Website.
  • Wicomico County Hurricane Emergency Information: The county's hurricane page: evacuation areas, sheltering advice, and a lookup map. Website.

Evacuation zones

Maryland uses statewide Know Your Zone evacuation zones lettered A, B, and C. In a severe storm, residents of one or more zones may be told to evacuate depending on tides, storm intensity, path, and other factors, and the order names the zone. Look up your address on the state map. Residents not in a zone should be ready to evacuate if conditions change and should call their local emergency management office with questions. If the map will not load, the state says to call 2-1-1 or your local emergency manager. Wicomico County also publishes its own tropical storm and hurricane evacuation zone map and an interactive address lookup. The county says you can also call 2-1-1 to find out whether your area is an evacuation area.

Look up your evacuation zone

Evacuation centers

Open only when announced

Evacuation centers open only when officials announce them, and not every center opens for every storm. Check the official list of open centers before you leave home. Bring your own bedding, food, water, and medicines.

Wicomico County says people who evacuate should first seek shelter with friends, family, or at a hotel or motel outside the evacuation area, and use a public shelter as a last resort. The county Department of Social Services leads shelter operations, and the DES director picks sites by hazard, so no permanent sites are established. Locations, times, and what to bring are announced through local government and the news media. Do not go to a site until it is announced.

Official list of open evacuation centers

Help to evacuate

  • 2-1-1 evacuation help: The county says to call 2-1-1 to find out if you are in an evacuation area. The county's older hurricane page also describes a hurricane hotline for transportation and medical or functional needs help, but the number is blank on the page. Phone: 211. Website.

Cities and towns

Each city has its own services and some have their own alerts. The county's evacuation zones, evacuation centers, and emergency alerts cover everyone, in every city and in unincorporated areas.

Sources

Checked on October 8, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.