Cearfoss, Maryland

Cearfoss, Maryland
Cearfoss
Cearfoss
Coordinates: 39°42′03″N 77°46′32″W / 39.70083°N 77.77556°W / 39.70083; -77.77556
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyWashington
Area
  Total
0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
  Land0.20 sq mi (0.52 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
499 ft (152 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
176
  Density875.62/sq mi (337.88/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21740
Area code(s)301, 240
FIPS code24-14300
GNIS feature ID2583595

Cearfoss is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in northwestern Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 178 as of the 2010 census. Cearfoss is located northwest of Hagerstown and Maugansville, near the Pennsylvania border. Many highways intersect in Cearfoss in a roundabout, including Maryland routes 58, 63 and 494. Cearfoss is officially included in the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area (Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area).