Hagerstown, Maryland
Hagerstown (/ˈheɪɡərztaʊn/; HAY-gərz-town) is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 43,527 at the 2020 census. Hagerstown ranks as Maryland's sixth-most populous incorporated city and is the most populous city in the Maryland Panhandle.
Hagerstown, Maryland | |
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Downtown Hagerstown looking west on Franklin Street in 2023 | |
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Seal | |
| Nicknames: Hub City, Maryland's Gateway to the West, H-Town, (formerly) Home of the Flying Boxcar | |
| Motto(s): A Great Place to Live, Work, and Visit | |
Location in Maryland and in Washington County | |
Hagerstown Location within Maryland Hagerstown Hagerstown (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′24″N 77°44′12″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Washington |
| Founded | 1762 |
| Incorporated | 1813 |
| Founded by | Jonathan Hager |
| Named for | Jonathan Hager |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Tekesha Martinez |
| Area | |
| • City | 12.56 sq mi (32.54 km2) |
| • Land | 12.55 sq mi (32.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| • Urban | 120.77 sq mi (312.8 km2) |
| • Metro | 1,019 sq mi (2,637 km2) |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 43,527 |
| • Estimate (2021) | 43,487 |
| • Density | 3,467.18/sq mi (1,338.71/km2) |
| • Urban | 197,557 (US: 194th) |
| • Urban density | 1,635.8/sq mi (631.6/km2) |
| • Metro | 293,844 (US: 167th) |
| Demonym | Hagerstonian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 21740, 21741, 21742, 21746, 21747 and 21749 |
| Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-36075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390597 |
| Website | www.hagerstownmd.org |
Hagerstown anchors the Hagerstown metropolitan area extending into West Virginia. It lies just northwest of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area in the heart of the Great Appalachian Valley. The population of the metropolitan area in 2020 was 293,844. Greater Hagerstown was the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the state of Maryland and among the fastest growing in the United States, as of 2009.
Hagerstown has a distinct topography, formed by stone ridges running from northeast to southwest through the center of town. Geography accordingly bounds its neighborhoods. These ridges consist of upper Stonehenge Limestone. Many of the older buildings were built from this stone, which is easily quarried and dressed onsite. It whitens in weathering and the edgewise conglomerate and wavy laminae become distinctly visible, giving an appearance unique to the Cumberland Valley as seen in the architecture of St. John's Episcopal Church.
Despite its semi-rural Western Maryland setting, Hagerstown is a center of transit and commerce. Interstates 81 and 70, CSX, Norfolk Southern, and the Winchester and Western railroads, as well as Hagerstown Regional Airport form an extensive transportation network for the city. Hagerstown is also the chief commercial and industrial hub for a greater Tri-State Area that includes much of Western Maryland as well as significant portions of South Central Pennsylvania and the Martinsburg Panhandle Area. Hagerstown has often been referred to as, and is nicknamed, the Hub City.