Bivalve, Maryland

Bivalve is an unincorporated community and census-designated place along the eastern shore of the lower Nanticoke River, near its mouth on the Chesapeake Bay, in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 201 as of the 2010 census.^[3] Bivalve takes its name from the oyster, upon which the town's economy once depended. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Bivalve
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38°18′22″N 75°53′21″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Wicomico
Area [1]
• Total	1.49 sq mi (3.87 km2)
• Land	1.45 sq mi (3.77 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	185
• Density	127.24/sq mi (49.12/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	21814
Area codes	410 & 443
FIPS code	24-07675
GNIS feature ID	589760[2]

The Yellow Brick House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	185		—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]