Franklin, Maryland Explained

Official Name:Franklin, Maryland
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Maryland
Pushpin Label:Franklin
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Maryland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Allegany
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.71
Area Land Km2:0.71
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.28
Area Land Sq Mi:0.28
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:253
Population Density Km2:354.04
Population Density Sq Mi:916.67
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1106
Coordinates:39.5003°N -79.0508°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:21562[2]
Area Code:301, 240
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2583624

Franklin is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 290.[3]

Franklin is located along Maryland routes 36 and 937, north of Westernport.[4]

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. April 26, 2022.
  2. Web site: Franklin MD ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2023. April 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Franklin CDP, Maryland. https://archive.today/20200212181318/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2430100. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. May 24, 2013.
  4. Westernport MD_WV 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1996