Garrett County is a county in Maryland, United States, the westernmost county in the state and part of the Allegheny Plateau. It had a population of 28,806 at the 2020 census and covers 647 square miles (1,680 km2) of land centred near 39°17′N 79°22′W.<\/p>\n
Oakland is the county seat, and its postal code is 21550. The county has 7 incorporated towns, 1 city, and 7 census-designated places, plus dozens of unincorporated communities. Garrett County sits in the Eastern time zone and has long been considered part of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania media market rather than Baltimore’s.<\/p>\n
Garrett County’s incorporated towns cluster around Deep Creek Lake and the Oakland valley, while the rest of the county is a mix of census-designated places and small unincorporated crossroads communities scattered through the Allegheny Mountains. In the table below, “CDP” marks a Census Bureau-defined place with no local government, and “Unincorp.” marks a named community with no formal boundary or population count of its own.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | 1,851<\/td>\n | 21550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Accident<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Deer Park<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Friendsville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grantsville<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21536<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kitzmiller<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21538<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Loch Lynn Heights<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mountain Lake Park<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bloomington<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21523<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Crellin<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Finzel<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gorman<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hutton<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jennings<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Swanton<\/td>\n | CDP<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21561<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Altamont<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Asher Glade<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Avilton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bethel<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bevansville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bittinger<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21522<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blooming Rose<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bowling Green<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Camp Whitethorn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Casselman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Vindex<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Elder Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Engle Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fairview<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Floyd<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fort Pendleton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Foxtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fricks Crossing<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gortner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Gravel Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Green Glade<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hazelhurst<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Herrington Manor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hi-Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| High Point<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hoyes<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hoyes Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kaese Mill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kearney<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Keeler Glade<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kempton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kendall<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Keysers Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lake Ford<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Locust Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McComas Beach<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McHenry<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 21541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Merrill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mineral Spring<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mitchell Manor<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| New Germany<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| North Glade<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Piney Grove<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Redhouse<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sand Spring<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sang Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Schell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Selbysport<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shallmar<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Standard<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Steyer<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Strawn<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Strecker<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunnyside<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Table Rock<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Thayerville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wallman<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Vindex<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wilson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Winding Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n McHenry, at the north end of Deep Creek Lake, is Garrett County’s largest unincorporated community and its resort hub, though it has never incorporated as a town. Deer Park, Loch Lynn Heights, Mountain Lake Park, and Crellin all lie within a few miles of Oakland and share its 21550 ZIP code rather than having their own.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller unincorporated communities generally use the ZIP code of their nearest post office town above rather than one of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nGarrett County lies on the Allegheny Plateau in the far western panhandle of Maryland, with elevations reaching over 3,000 feet at Backbone Mountain, the state’s highest point. The Youghiogheny River drains the northern part of the county, and the artificial Deep Creek Lake, the state’s largest freshwater lake, sits near McHenry and draws much of the county’s tourism. Roughly 1.3% of the county’s area is water.<\/p>\n Garrett County borders Somerset County, Pennsylvania<\/a> to the north, Fayette County, Pennsylvania<\/a> to the northwest, Allegany County, Maryland<\/a> to the east, Grant County, West Virginia<\/a> and Mineral County, West Virginia<\/a> to the south, and Preston County, West Virginia<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Garrett County had 28,806 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 45 people per square mile. Oakland (1,851) and Mountain Lake Park are the largest incorporated towns; McHenry is the largest unincorporated place. Median household income in the county trails the Maryland median of $98,678, reflecting the area’s tourism- and resource-based economy rather than the incomes of the Baltimore-Washington corridor.<\/p>\n Tourism around Deep Creek Lake and Wisp Resort, Maryland’s only major ski area, drives much of Garrett County’s economy, alongside logging, dairy and livestock farming, and Maryland’s only active natural gas production. Garrett College, a community college in McHenry, is a significant local employer and institution. The Autumn Glory Festival in Oakland each October is the county’s signature annual event.<\/p>\n Garrett County was created from Allegany County on November 4, 1872, the last of Maryland’s 23 counties to be formed. It was named for John Work Garrett (1820–1884), president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, whose company had extended its line through the region and lobbied for the new county. The area’s mountainous terrain and distance from Baltimore have long tied it economically and culturally closer to Pittsburgh than to the rest of Maryland.<\/p>\n Interstate 68 crosses the county’s eastern end, and US 219 runs north–south through Oakland and McHenry. Garrett County Airport near Oakland handles general aviation; the nearest commercial airport is Pittsburgh International, roughly 80 miles north.<\/p>\n Where is Garrett County, Maryland?<\/strong> What is the population of Garrett County?<\/strong> How big is Garrett County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Garrett County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Garrett County?<\/strong> |