Cearfoss, Maryland
Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States
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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).
Cearfoss, Maryland | |
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MD 58 westbound at a roundabout in the center of the community | |
  Cearfoss  Cearfoss | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′03″N 77°46′32″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2) |
| • Land | 0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 499 ft (152 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 176 |
| • Density | 875.1/sq mi (337.88/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21740[3] |
| Area codes | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-14300 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583595[2] |
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.201 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.[4]
