Welcome to Frostburg ...

The city of Frostburg is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frostburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Frostburg has a population of 8,512 people<2> (see below for details).

Frostburg is 1,940 feet [591 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Frostburg: (301) & (240)<4>

The ZIP code for Frostburg: 21532<5>

Websites for Frostburg ...

Official Website: www.ci.frostburg.md.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Frostburg had an population of 8,512 people. This is a decrease of 5.44% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.12% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Frostburg had a population of 9,002 people (or 12.01% of the total population of Allegany County). This makes Frostburg the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Frostburg represents 0.16% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 25th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,002 people, the population of Frostburg increased 14.34% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,873 people).

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

Communities Also Named Frostburg ...

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

Communities near Frostburg ...

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

• Cumberland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <6>
• Keyser
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <6>
• Meyersdale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <6>
• Berlin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <6>
• Westernport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <6>
• Lonaconing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <6>
• Carpendale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <6>
• Hyndman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <6>
• Piedmont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <6>

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 Frostburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frostburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Frostburg. 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 Frostburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Frostburg. Our list includes 26 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Frostburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frostburg ...

Looking for more information about Frostburg? 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 Frostburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Frostburg.

Adding Frostburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frostburg 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 for Frostburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Frostburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frostburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Frostburg: www.ci.frostburg.md.us/

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/