Maryland · Census place 2436075
Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland with an estimated 43,909 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 6th largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 43,909
- #6 of 100 in Maryland
- Change since 2020
- +0.9%
- +391 people
- Land area
- 12.9 sq mi
- Density
- 3,399 / sq mi
- State median 2,607
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Hagerstown population, 2020 to 2024
Hagerstown added 391 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.9%. In the latest year it moved by +272. Among 46 Maryland places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 26th; the median place changed by +1.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Maryland has 10,155 people, so Hagerstown is 4.3 times that size.
Hagerstown covers 12.92 square miles of land, for 3,399 people per square mile of land. The median Maryland place of 5,000+ has 2,607, so Hagerstown is denser than the typical town.
What county Hagerstown is in
All of Hagerstown's residents live in Washington County, which had 157,228 residents in 2024. Hagerstown holds 27.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Hagerstown
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Hagerstown by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 21740, 21742. 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 Hagerstown is
The Census internal point of Hagerstown is at 39.640200, -77.722700. Annapolis, the capital, is 80.1 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Frederick, MD (89,537 people), 21.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Washington, DC, 63.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.640200, -77.722700
- DMS
- 39°38'24.72"N 77°43'21.72"W
- UTM
- 18N 266359.4E 4391367.2N
- Geohash
- dr09x2k0c
- Plus code
- 87F4J7RG+3W
Daylight in Hagerstown
At 39.64° N, Hagerstown gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 22 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 37 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Hagerstown
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Maryland, measured between internal points. The closest is Williamsport, 5.9 miles away, with 2,102 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Hagerstown, MD?
43,909 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 391 (0.9%) from 43,518 in July 2020.
What county is Hagerstown in?
Washington County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Hagerstown?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 21740, 21742.
How far is Hagerstown from Annapolis?
80.1 miles (129.0 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Hagerstown.
What is the nearest larger city to Hagerstown?
Frederick, MD, with 89,537 residents, 21.7 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.