Potomac Park Maryland Map

About Potomac Park, Maryland

Potomac Park is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 821. The population density is 821.2 people per km². Potomac Park is located at 39.6118°N, 78.8059°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21502.

Potomac Park occupies a stubborn, narrow sliver of land defined by the restless, dark-watered passage of the North Branch Potomac River. It lies 3.0 miles south of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 175°T), and is situated 3.7 miles southwest of Cumberland. The landscape here possesses a raw, unvarnished character, where the earth gives way to the deep, shadowed fissures of Koulip Hollow and the quiet, stagnant depth of Ridgedale Reservoir nearby. On clear days, the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains loom against the horizon, marking the boundary of a region defined by the weight of ancient stone and the persistent flow of water. The air in Potomac Park often carries the cool, damp scent of damp forest mold and river silt, a sharp reminder of the rugged, inland terrain that shapes the daily lives of those who traverse these paths.

Crespatown Area Park serves as a vital anchor for the local spirit, offering a patch of managed green space that stands in contrast to the wilder, overgrown brush that lines the riverbanks. History in Potomac Park is not found in grand monuments, but in the slow, mechanical rhythm of an economy that has long looked to the earth and the heavy industry of the interior for its sustenance. The people here move with a deliberate, tempered pace, shaped by a climate that swings between the biting, frost-laden winters of the high country and the humid, heavy stillness of late summer afternoons. Every morning, the light catches the metallic glint of the North Branch Potomac River, illuminating a place where the modern world feels distant, replaced by the enduring, quiet persistence of the valley and the woods.

About This Potomac Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Potomac Park, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.611755, -78.805853. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Potomac Park includes the ZIP code (21502), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Allegany County (Cumberland), and school district assignment (Allegany County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.