Country United States County Calvert GNIS feature ID 591051 Zip code 20676 | State Maryland Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Elevation 47 m Local time Friday 6:34 AM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 67% Humidity Area code Area codes 410, 443, and 667 | ||
Port Republic is a small, rural unincorporated community located at the crossroads of MD 2/MD 4, MD 264, MD 509, MD 765, and Parkers Creek Road in Calvert County, Maryland. It is approximately five miles south of Prince Frederick, the county seat of Calvert County.
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Map of Port Republic, MD 20676, USA
While Port Republic is not incorporated and has no central business district, it nonetheless features several places of note, including historic Christ Episcopal Church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and a restored one room school building. The annual Calvert County Jousting Tournament is held the last Saturday in August on the grounds of Christ Church, and was featured in a 2005 edition of ESPN's SportsCenter's "50 States in 50 Days" feature. The former College of Southern Maryland campus at Port Republic was relocated in 2005 to Prince Frederick.
Residential communities located in Port Republic include Governors' Run, Kenwood Beach, Scientists' Cliffs, and Western Shores. Port Republic has a post office with the designated ZIP code being 20676.