Rawlings, Maryland

Rawlings, Maryland
Mayor: James Zapf
Location within the State of Maryland
Rawlings, Maryland (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°32′20″N 78°52′40″W / 39.53889°N 78.87778°W / 39.53889; -78.87778
Country United States
State Maryland
County Allegany
Area
  Total
0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
  Land0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
687
  Density769.32/sq mi (297.00/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21557
FIPS code24-65150
GNIS feature ID2583680

Rawlings is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, on the McMullen Highway (U.S. Route 220). As of the 2010 census, the Rawlings CDP had a population of 693.

The community was named after Moses Rawlings, an officer in the Revolutionary War. It was originally known as "Rawlings Station" after a post office was established on the railroad there on March 7, 1856.