Rawlings Maryland Map

About Rawlings, Maryland

Rawlings is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 476. The population density is 174.7 people per km². Rawlings is located at 39.5345°N, 78.8834°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21557.

Rawlings anchors itself firmly against the rugged, inland terrain of the Allegheny Plateau, where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant Appalachian Mountains. It lies 9.2 miles south-southwest of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 205°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-southeast of Frostburg. Mill Run carves a singular, liquid path through the landscape, its current providing a steady pulse to the low-lying ground before disappearing into the dense thickets of the surrounding woodland. The air here holds a crisp, earthen weight, cooling rapidly as the afternoon light wanes and shadows lengthen across the Rawlings Area Park, a quiet expanse that offers a reprieve from the quiet industry of the roadside. Four miles to the west, the basin of Toms Hollow deepens the geography, creating a natural bowl that traps the morning mist and keeps the soil dark and fertile long after the sun has climbed high. Rawlings retains a modest, functional character, shaped by the industrial rhythm of the regional rail lines and the small-scale commerce that has long defined its survival. While the nearby Pinto Utilities Reservoir serves as a quiet, man-made presence in an otherwise wilder geography, the people of Rawlings have historically looked toward the land and the transit routes for their livelihood. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, far from the frantic energy of the coast and marked by the enduring, quiet persistence of those who work the inland tracks. The local identity is etched not in grand monuments, but in the way the light catches the metallic glint of the rails at dusk and the way the community maintains the integrity of its narrow, winding corridors.

About This Rawlings Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rawlings, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.534535, -78.883356. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Rawlings and Allegany County.

Detailed location data for Rawlings includes the ZIP code (21557), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Allegany County (Cumberland), and school district assignment (Allegany County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rawlings is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.