Maryland · Census place 2426200
Emmitsburg, Maryland
Emmitsburg is a town in Frederick County, Maryland with an estimated 2,920 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 62nd largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,920
- #62 of 100 in Maryland
- Change since 2020
- +5.5%
- +152 people
- Land area
- 1.6 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,802 / sq mi
- State median 2,607
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Emmitsburg population, 2020 to 2024
Emmitsburg added 152 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.5%. In the latest year it moved by +16.
Emmitsburg covers 1.62 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 1,802 people per square mile of land. The median Maryland place of 5,000+ has 2,607, so Emmitsburg is less dense than the typical town.
What county Emmitsburg is in
All of Emmitsburg's residents live in Frederick County, which had 299,317 residents in 2024. Emmitsburg holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Emmitsburg
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Emmitsburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 21727. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Emmitsburg is
The Census internal point of Emmitsburg is at 39.705200, -77.321300. Annapolis, the capital, is 67.0 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Carroll Valley, PA (4,050 people), 4.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Baltimore, MD, 47.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.705200, -77.321300
- DMS
- 39°42'18.72"N 77°19'16.68"W
- UTM
- 18N 300995.0E 4397614.2N
- Geohash
- dr11bs07e
- Plus code
- 87F4PM4H+3F
Daylight in Emmitsburg
At 39.71° N, Emmitsburg gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 38 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Emmitsburg
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Maryland, measured between internal points. The closest is Thurmont, 7.5 miles away, with 6,308 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Emmitsburg, MD?
2,920 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 152 (5.5%) from 2,768 in July 2020.
What county is Emmitsburg in?
Frederick County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Emmitsburg?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 21727.
How far is Emmitsburg from Annapolis?
67.0 miles (107.8 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Emmitsburg.
What is the nearest larger city to Emmitsburg?
Carroll Valley, PA, with 4,050 residents, 4.7 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.