Welcome to Lonaconing ...

The town of Lonaconing is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lonaconing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lonaconing has a population of 1,107 people<2> (see below for details).

Lonaconing is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Lonaconing: (301) and (240)<4>

The ZIP code for Lonaconing: 21539<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lonaconing had an population of 1,107 people. This is a decrease of 8.81% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.13% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lonaconing had a population of 1,214 people. This makes Lonaconing the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Lonaconing represents 0.02% of the population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,214 people, the population of Lonaconing has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,205 people).

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

Communities near Lonaconing ...

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

• Cumberland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Frostburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <6>
• Keyser
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Westernport
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• Romney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <6>
• Carpendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 northwest)
  • 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>
• Piedmont
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• Salisbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <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 Lonaconing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lonaconing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lonaconing ...

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

Adding Lonaconing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lonaconing 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 Lonaconing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Lonaconing post office opened in 1837.

We also found Lonaconing in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lonaconing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lonaconing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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