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Welcome to Rawlings ...

Rawlings is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rawlings, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Rawlings is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rawlings: 301, 227 & 240<3>

The ZIP code for Rawlings: 21557<4>

Communities Also Named Rawlings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rawlings - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Rawlings ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawlings ...

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

Adding Rawlings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rawlings 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 Rawlings was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rawlings post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawlings.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Allegany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rawlings - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Rawlings area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Rawlings area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as Rawlings). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rawlings or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/