Ringgold Maryland Map

About Ringgold, Maryland

Ringgold is a locality in Washington County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 222.5 people per km². Ringgold is located at 39.7095°N, 77.5667°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21783.

Ringgold emerges from the verdant, rolling Piedmont expanse as a quiet intersection of pastoral tradition and shifting horizons. It lies 9.4 miles east-northeast of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 60°T), and is situated 9.7 miles northeast of Washington. The landscape here is defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of the earth, where the low-slung curvature of the terrain draws the eye toward the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. East Branch Antietam Creek carves a deliberate path through the surrounding fields, its waters feeding the quiet productivity of the land, while the nearby Raven Rock Hollow adds a sudden, rugged depth to the otherwise gentle sweep of the countryside. In the late afternoon, the light settles heavily over the meadows, turning the dry grasses to the color of aged parchment and imbuing the atmosphere with a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Ringgold maintains a character deeply rooted in the agricultural labor that first shaped its boundaries, a legacy that persists in the deliberate, unhurried pace of its daily life. While the influence of Washington Township provides a buffer of protected green space for the local flora and fauna, the economy remains tied to the cycles of the soil and the small-scale commerce that sustains the inhabitants. Residents often look toward the nearby Mont Alto State Forest for the quietude of its dense canopy, or travel toward the refreshing descent of Cunningham Falls when the summer heat weighs upon the valley. Life here is measured not by the velocity of the modern world, but by the subtle changes in the weather and the persistent, reliable flow of the regional creeks that have observed the growth of Ringgold for generations.

About This Ringgold Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ringgold, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.709539, -77.566657. 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 Ringgold includes the ZIP code (21783), 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.