Woodland Maryland Map

About Woodland, Maryland

Woodland is a locality in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 42. The population density is 94.2 people per km². Woodland is located at 39.6084°N, 78.9509°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21532.

Woodland lies cradled in the hollows of Allegany County, Maryland, where the land folds in on itself with a quiet persistence. It lies 18.1 miles west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 266°T), and is situated 8.1 miles west-south-west of LaVale. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and browns, a place where the hills rise gently, cloaked in a dense, mature forest that seems to hold its breath through the long, humid summers. Streams, clear and cool, carve their way through the landscape, their banks often overgrown with ferns and mosses that soften the edges of the earth. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the damp, loamy scent of decaying leaves and the sharp, clean fragrance of pine, a perfume that clings to the skin long after one has ventured away from the sheltering trees. Even on the brightest days, a certain dappled light filters through the canopy, lending a hushed, almost sacred quality to the woods that press in on the scattered homes and fields. This corner of Allegany County has long been shaped by the earth’s bounty and the industry of those who coaxed a living from it. Once, the rhythm of life in Woodland was dictated by the demanding labor of coal mining, a history still whispered in the weathered faces of some of its older residents and the echoes of machinery long silenced. While the mines may have receded, the agricultural spirit remains, with small farms dotting the landscape, producing hardy crops that thrive in the Appalachian soil. The local economy, though modest, is sustained by this enduring connection to the land, a quiet resilience that mirrors the persistent growth of the surrounding woodlands. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but rather a sense of enduring presence, a place where the passage of time feels measured not by clocks, but by the turning of the seasons and the slow, steady reclamation of the wild.

About This Woodland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodland, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.608422, -78.950858. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Woodland and Allegany County.

Detailed location data for Woodland includes the ZIP code (21601), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Allegany County (Cumberland), and school district assignment (Allegany County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Woodland is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.