Maryland · Census place 2430325
Frederick, Maryland
Frederick is a city in Frederick County, Maryland with an estimated 89,537 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 2nd largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 89,537
- #2 of 100 in Maryland
- Change since 2020
- +14.2%
- +11,142 people
- Land area
- 24.0 sq mi
- + 0.10 sq mi water
- Density
- 3,737 / sq mi
- State median 2,607
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Frederick population, 2020 to 2024
Frederick added 11,142 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +14.2%. In the latest year it moved by +3,286. Among 46 Maryland places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 2nd; the median place changed by +1.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Maryland has 10,155 people, so Frederick is 8.8 times that size.
Frederick covers 23.96 square miles of land and 0.10 of water, for 3,737 people per square mile of land. The median Maryland place of 5,000+ has 2,607, so Frederick is denser than the typical town.
What county Frederick is in
All of Frederick's residents live in Frederick County, which had 299,317 residents in 2024. Frederick holds 29.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Frederick
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Frederick by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 21701, 21702, 21705. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Frederick is
The Census internal point of Frederick is at 39.434100, -77.414500. Annapolis, the capital, is 58.6 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Washington, DC (702,250 people), 42.4 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.434100, -77.414500
- DMS
- 39°26'2.76"N 77°24'52.20"W
- UTM
- 18N 292195.8E 4367733.0N
- Geohash
- dr0bq6u2r
- Plus code
- 87F4CHMP+J6
Daylight in Frederick
At 39.43° N, Frederick gets about 14 h 57 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 23 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 34 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Frederick
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Maryland, measured between internal points. The closest is Walkersville, 3.9 miles away, with 6,535 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Frederick, MD?
89,537 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 11,142 (14.2%) from 78,395 in July 2020.
What county is Frederick in?
Frederick County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Frederick?
3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 21701, 21702, 21705.
How far is Frederick from Annapolis?
58.6 miles (94.3 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Frederick.
What is the nearest larger city to Frederick?
Washington, DC, with 702,250 residents, 42.4 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.