Cearfoss, Maryland Explained

Official Name:Cearfoss, Maryland
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Maryland#USA
Pushpin Label:Cearfoss
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maryland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.52
Area Land Km2:0.52
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.20
Area Land Sq Mi:0.20
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:176
Population Density Km2:337.88
Population Density Sq Mi:875.62
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:499
Coordinates:39.7008°N -77.7756°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:21740[2]
Area Code:301, 240
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:24-14300
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2583595

Cearfoss is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northwestern Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 178 as of the 2010 census.[3] Cearfoss is located northwest of Hagerstown and Maugansville, near the Pennsylvania border. Many highways intersect in Cearfoss in a roundabout, including Maryland routes 58, 63 and 494. Cearfoss is officially included in the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area (Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of, all land.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: Cearfoss MD ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. April 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: 2010 Census Gazetteer Files – Places: Maryland. U.S. Census Bureau. February 12, 2017.