Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Maryland
- County
- Washington
- Total
- 3.00 sq mi (7.78 km )
- Land
- 2.98 sq mi (7.73 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 564 ft (172 m)
- Density
- 522/sq mi (201.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 301, 240
- Fips code
- 24-36600
- Website
- townofhancock.org
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Hancock
- Population
- 1557
- Area
- 7.119229
- Elevation
- 134
- Official website
- www.townofhancock.org
- Image
- Hancock main street.jpg
- Households
- 725
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- Commons category
- Hancock, Maryland
- postal code
- 21750
- inception
- 1853-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.7363
- per capita income
- 23693
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Hancock is a town in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,557 at the 2020 census. The Western Maryland community is notable for being located at the narrowest part of the state. The north–south distance from the Pennsylvania state line to the West Virginia state line is only 1.8 miles (2.9 km) at Hancock.
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