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Welcome to Friendsville ...

The town of Friendsville is located in Garrett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Friendsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Friendsville has a population of 482 people<2> (see below for details).

Friendsville is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Friendsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Friendsville: 301, 227 & 240<4>

The ZIP code for Friendsville: 21531<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Friendsville had an population of 482 people. This is a decrease of 1.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Friendsville had a population of 491 people. This makes Friendsville the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 491 people, the population of Friendsville decreased 8.91% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 539 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Friendsville.

Communities Also Named Friendsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Friendsville - they are located in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Friendsville.

Communities near Friendsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Friendsville.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Friendsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Friendsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Friendsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Friendsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Friendsville. See our Newspapers Page for Friendsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Friendsville ...

Looking for more information about Friendsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Friendsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Friendsville.

Adding Friendsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Friendsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Friendsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Friendsville post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Friendsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Garrett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Friendsville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Friendsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Friendsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Friendsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Friendsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Friendsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/