Reid Maryland Map

About Reid, Maryland

Reid is a locality in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 64. The population density is 197.7 people per km². Reid is located at 39.7123°N, 77.6792°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21742.

Reid sits upon a quiet expanse of the Piedmont, where the land stretches out in long, rhythmic swells of earth that seem to breathe under the shifting light of the afternoon. It lies 5.3 miles north-northeast of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 24°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north of Washington. The Marsh Run carves a slender, persistent path through the soil, its waters moving with a deliberate, quiet gravity toward the lower basins. Beyond the immediate fields, the horizon is anchored by the blue-tinted silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, providing a permanent, stoic boundary to the west. On days when the air turns crisp, the light takes on a pale, silver quality that clarifies the textures of the landscape, stripping away the haze to reveal the stark, honest lines of the horizon and the deep, verdant reach of the Mont Alto State Forest only a few miles away.

Reid retains an atmosphere shaped by the steady, unadorned labor of its past, rooted in the agrarian traditions that once defined this corridor of the state. While the pace remains deliberate, the influence of the nearby Unknown Park provides a sanctuary of wilder growth, a contrast to the structured rows of farmland that have long sustained the local economy. The proximity to Raven Rock Hollow adds a sense of geological depth to the region, reminding those who live here of the ancient, shifting forces that formed the basin. Life in Reid moves with the seasons, marked by the slow turn of the harvest and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a place that values its own quiet endurance over the frantic pulse of the outside world.

About This Reid Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Reid, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.712317, -77.679159. 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 Reid includes the ZIP code (21742), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Washington County (Hagerstown), and school district assignment (Washington 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.