Local servicesHospitalUPMC Western Maryland Medical Center5.9 miPost officeSpring Gap Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCarpendale Town Hall6.3 miPoliceMaryland State Police Barrack C - Cumberland2.8 miFire stationPatterson Creek Volunteer Fire Department1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAllegany College of Maryland6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST52 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD80 miInterstateI-686.4 miUS highwayUS 2206.2 miAmtrakAmtrak Station CUM6.5 miCoachCumberland (Allegany College)BayRunner Shuttle6.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21560 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 21560 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 58 min5:47 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 22 min7:31 am – 4:54 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 23°F39 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May29 in of snow a year, on about 12 days37 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cumberland 2 station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksBlue Springspring · 1.5 miCollier Mountainpeak · 3.9 miGreen Springspring · 6.0 miIrons Mountainpeak · 4.3 miAllegany College of Marylandcollege · 6.2 miCumberland Trailheadtrailhead · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsIslands Of The Potomac Wmastate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 78 acresWarrior Mountain Wmastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 228 acresOldtown Community Parkpark · 4.8 miWills Mountain State Parkstate park · 8.1 mi · 374 acresAllegany College Of Marylandpark · 5.7 mi · 239 acresWhite Horse Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.3 mi · 1,765 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197827 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 17 Jan 201650 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowAllegany County, MD, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025318 of 365 days measured47 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Garrett County, MD, 30 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Cumberlandserves 27,039 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation702 ft214 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
