Pole barns and barndominiums in Sudlersville, Maryland.
Building in Sudlersville.
Sudlersville is a small Queen Anne’s County town, home to 507 people in 2020 and the hometown of Baseball Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx. MD 313, MD 300 and MD 837 serve it. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Chapel, listed on the National Register in 1984, is in town, and Dudley’s Chapel, listed in 1979, stands just outside the limits.
At about 21 miles and 33 minutes from our office on North Dupont Highway, Sudlersville is close enough that a site visit fits easily into a morning. We walk the property with you, talk through size and layout, and come back with drawings and an easy-to-read quote. Our online 3D designer is a handy way to try ideas before that visit.
- County
- Queen Anne's County, Maryland
- Population
- 507 (2020 Census)
- ZIP code
- 21668
- From our office
- About 33 minutes (21 miles) by car
- Permits
- Town of Sudlersville Town Office
- Main roads
- MD 313, MD 300, MD 837
Permits and rules in Sudlersville.
Inside town limits, start with the Town of Sudlersville Town Office (410-438-3465, P.O. Box 116). The Town has its own zoning ordinance and posts its own Building Permit, Electrical Permit and HVAC Permit forms, and the Maryland Department of Labor lists the town’s building-code contact as the President of Commission. The forms themselves aren’t readable online, so before filing we call the Town Office to confirm the order of approvals, whether the county plays any part and which agency inspects.
Outside town limits, the Zoning & Permits Division of the Queen Anne’s County Department of Planning & Zoning takes over; its number is (410) 758-4088. Farm buildings there are exempt from the county building code, but each needs a $55 Zoning Certificate, and a current Farm Plan may be required. Under the county’s February 2026 fees, garages and other accessory buildings pay $0.08 per square foot, with a $90 minimum, and a permit stays valid for six months.
Who issues the permit
Town of Sudlersville Town Office
- Address
- P.O. Box 116, Sudlersville, MD 21668
- Phone
- 410-438-3465
- Website
- Permit information(opens in a new tab)
Where this comes from
- townofsudlersville.org (opens in a new tab)
- drive.google.com (opens in a new tab)
- qac.org (opens in a new tab)
- mdgeodata.md.gov (opens in a new tab)
Permit details checked October 2026. Rules change, so we confirm the current requirements for your parcel before anything is drawn.
What people build around Sudlersville.
Sudlersville sits in Queen Anne’s County farm country, where soybeans covered 60,043 acres and corn 53,815 acres in the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Equipment buildings, machinery storage, lean-tos and hay sheds suit that kind of farming, and a horse barn or a detached garage with a shop bay fits a house lot. Inside town, the Town’s own zoning sets the placement rules.
Sudlersville questions.
Have a question about your property? Call 302-399-4420 and we’ll look it up.
Who issues building permits inside Sudlersville?
The Town of Sudlersville has its own zoning and its own building, electrical and HVAC permit forms, so the process starts at the Town Office. We confirm with the Town how its approval fits with any county review and who inspects, then file in the right order.
Is Sudlersville in a flood zone or the Critical Area?
The 2014 countywide Flood Insurance Study identified no special flood hazard areas in Sudlersville, and the state’s Critical Area maps don’t reach the town. That generally takes flood-zone rules and Critical Area lot-coverage limits off the table, though we still check your parcel.
How close is Sudlersville to your office?
About 21 miles, roughly 33 minutes, from our office at 575 N Dupont Hwy in Dover. That short trip makes site visits easy, and our crews cover all of Queen Anne’s County.
Let’s plan your building in Sudlersville.
Tell us what you’d like to build and where, and we’ll come back with drawings and a free quote.
- info@pbuincde.com
- Office
- 575 N Dupont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901 (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
- Hours
- Mon to Fri, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- We build in
- Sudlersville and all of Queen Anne's County