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Frostburg
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city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maryland
- County
- Allegany
- Type
- City commission government
- Total
- 3.35 sq mi (8.67 km )
- Land
- 3.34 sq mi (8.66 km )
- Water
- 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
- Elevation
- 1,988 ft (606 m)
- Density
- 2,101.6/sq mi (811.43/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (Eastern)
- Area codes
- 301, 240
- Fips code
- 24-30900
- Website
- www.frostburgcity.org/
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Frostburg
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Allegany County
- Population
- 7027
- Area
- 8.855285
- Elevation
- 631
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Official website
- www.frostburgcity.com
- Image
- 2016-06-25 10 37 21 View of Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland from Maryland State Route 36 (New Georges Creek Road) just north of Interstate 68 (National Freeway).jpg
- Households
- 2990
- Dialing code
- 301
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- topic's main category
- Category:Frostburg, Maryland
- postal code
- 21532
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Frostburg, Maryland
- Commons category
- Frostburg, Maryland
- P8168
- Lyubi-Vozh
- water as percent of area
- 0.1074
- per capita income
- 19643
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (14)
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Encyclopedic overview
Frostburg is a city in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is located at the head of the Georges Creek Valley, 8 miles (13 km) west of the county seat of Cumberland. The town is one of the first cities on the "National Road", US 40, and the western terminus of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. It is part of the Cumberland metropolitan area.
Frostburg was originally called Mount Pleasant until 1820, when the government developed a postal service. Since 1973, the city has been served by what is now Interstate 68.
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