Pomfret is located in central Charles county on Marshall Corner Road part of which is also Route 227.

Mother Catherine Spalding, born in 1793, was a native of Pomfret, according to a brass plaque inside the front entrance to St. Joseph's.

The active historic St. Joseph's Catholic Church was established by Father George Hunter, S.J.

Acquinsicke, Green's Inheritance, McPherson's Purchase and Pleasant Hill are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[10] Station 13 does not provide fire protection or emergency medical services to the immediate Pomfret community.

[15] Maurice J. McDonough High School is located at the south end of the CDP, just north of Maryland Route 225.

[5] In 1963 the nonfiction book "History of Saint Joseph's Church, Pomfret, Maryland, 1763-1963 [200th anniversary]" was published.

[21][22] On January 19, 2022, Pomfret resident David Riston was found dead with 124 snakes in his house.

[23] On April 14, 2022, the Maryland State Medical Examiners Office announced, after an autopsy, that Riston had died of "snake envenomation".