Cearfoss, Maryland

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Coordinates: 39°42′03″N77°46′32″W / 39.70083°N 77.77556°W / 39.70083; -77.77556
CountryUnited States
State Maryland
County Washington
Area
[1]
  Total0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
  Land0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
512 ft (156 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total176
  Density875.62/sq mi (337.88/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21740 [2]
Area code(s) 301, 240
FIPS code 24-14300
GNIS feature ID592368 [3]

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. [4] 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).

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.201 square miles (0.52 km2), all land. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 176
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. "Cearfoss MD ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. "Cearfoss". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. 1 2 "2010 Census Gazetteer Files – Places: Maryland". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.