Spring Gap Maryland Map

About Spring Gap, Maryland

Spring Gap is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 52. The population density is 31.0 people per km². Spring Gap is located at 39.5654°N, 78.7164°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21560.

Spring Gap occupies a corridor of rugged terrain where the North Branch Potomac River carves a path through the earth, marking the land with its steady, persistent flow. It lies 6.5 miles south-southeast of Cumberland, MD (from Cumberland, MD: bearing 158°T), and is situated 7.0 miles southwest of Allegany. The silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains stands as a distant, jagged sentinel on the horizon, defining the scale of a landscape dominated by dense woodlands and steep, uneven inclines. Only a mile away, the hollow known as Death Valley adds a somber, sunken weight to the topography, while the Islands Of The Potomac WMA preserve a sliver of untamed riparian habitat just a short distance downstream. Sunlight here seems to linger in the valleys, casting long, bruised shadows across the ridges during the late afternoon, turning the air a shade of cool, slate gray.

Spring Gap maintains a quiet consistency, its identity shaped by a history of resource extraction and the slow transition from industrial labor to a more subdued, rural pace. While the nearby Ridgedale Reservoir provides a stillness to the surrounding basin, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the North Branch Potomac River, which has served as a conduit for movement and industry for generations. The people of Spring Gap move with an unforced cadence, their daily lives defined by the intersection of forest, river, and the enduring presence of the surrounding hills. It is a place where the weight of the landscape dictates the speed of the day, leaving little room for artifice in the face of such ancient, unyielding rock and water.

About This Spring Gap Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spring Gap, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.565368, -78.716406. 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 Spring Gap includes the ZIP code (21560), 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.