Maryland · Census place 2482750
Westernport, Maryland
Westernport is a town in Allegany County, Maryland with an estimated 1,769 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 79th largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,769
- #79 of 100 in Maryland
- Change since 2020
- -1.9%
- -35 people
- Land area
- 0.9 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,010 / sq mi
- State median 2,607
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Westernport population, 2020 to 2024
Westernport lost 35 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.9%. In the latest year it moved by -8.
Westernport covers 0.88 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 2,010 people per square mile of land. The median Maryland place of 5,000+ has 2,607, so Westernport is less dense than the typical town.
What county Westernport is in
All of Westernport's residents live in Allegany County, which had 67,097 residents in 2024. Westernport holds 2.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Westernport
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Westernport by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 21562. 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 Westernport is
The Census internal point of Westernport is at 39.487500, -79.042100. Annapolis, the capital, is 141.0 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Keyser, WV (4,802 people), 4.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 82.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.487500, -79.042100
- DMS
- 39°29'15.00"N 79°02'31.56"W
- UTM
- 17N 668374.8E 4372707.1N
- Geohash
- dppb9k7r3
- Plus code
- 87F2FXQ5+25
Daylight in Westernport
At 39.49° N, Westernport gets about 14 h 58 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 23 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 35 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Westernport
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Maryland, measured between internal points. The closest is Frostburg, 12.8 miles away, with 6,972 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Westernport, MD?
1,769 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 35 (1.9%) from 1,804 in July 2020.
What county is Westernport in?
Allegany County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Westernport?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 21562.
How far is Westernport from Annapolis?
141.0 miles (226.9 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Westernport.
What is the nearest larger city to Westernport?
Keyser, WV, with 4,802 residents, 4.6 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.