Welcome to Middletown ...

The town of Middletown is located in Frederick County<1>.

The location of Middletown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1802.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Middletown has a population of 4,807 people<3> (see below for details).

Middletown is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Middletown: (301) and (240)<5>

The ZIP code for Middletown: 21769<6>

Websites for Middletown ...

Official Website:   www.middletown.md.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.frederickchamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Middletown had an population of 4,807 people. This is an increase of 16.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 80.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Middletown had a population of 4,136 people. This makes Middletown the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Middletown represents 0.07% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 51st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,136 people, the population of Middletown increased 55.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,668 people).

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

Communities Also Named Middletown ...

While we believe that this Middletown is located in Frederick County, we know of another 2 Maryland communities named Middletown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Baltimore and Charles County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 44 communities that are also named Middletown - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey (3), New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (7), Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Middletown ...

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

• Frederick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <7>
• Hagerstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <7>
• Thurmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <7>
• Brunswick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <7>
• Walkersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <7>
• Boonsboro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <7>
• Smithsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <7>
• Lovettsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovettsville
  • Lovettsville is located in Loudoun County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovettsville <7>
• Williamsport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <7>
• Shepherdstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middletown ...

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

Adding Middletown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Middletown post office opened in 1802.

We also found Middletown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middletown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Middletown: www.middletown.md.us/

The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.md.us/

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