Dares Beach, Maryland | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 38°33′42″N 76°30′56″W / 38.56167°N 76.51556°WCoordinates: 38°33′42″N 76°30′56″W / 38.56167°N 76.51556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Calvert |
Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 20678 |
Area code(s) | 410, 443, and 667 |
GNIS feature ID | 590064 |
Dares Beach is a small residential unincorporated community located in Calvert County, Maryland. Dares Beach is situated along the Chesapeake Bay. It utilizes the Prince Frederick, Maryland zip code and is approximately 4 miles east of the town center of Prince Frederick, Maryland at the eastern terminus of MD 402. Notable residents of Dares Beach include former Maryland state senator and Patuxent River advocate Bernie Fowler, spy novelist Tom Clancy, and television/film actor Michael Willis, whose credits include HBO's The Wire and Men in Black.