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 91. The population density is 178.4 people per km². Woodland is located at 39.6083°N, 78.9501°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21601, 21532.

Woodland holds the quiet, terrestrial gravity of a place defined by the steady, unyielding passage of Staub Run as it carves a path through the dense, loamy earth. It lies 8.1 miles west-southwest of LaVale, MD (from LaVale, MD: bearing 246°T), and is situated 3.6 miles south-southwest of Frostburg. The landscape rises in long, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, which anchor the horizon in shades of bruised plum and slate. To the west, the air carries a crisp, mineral edge, drawn from the cooling shadows of Spruce Hollow and the deep, verdant reach of Savage River State Forest. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it clarifies, sharpening the silhouette of every oak and sycamore that leans over the water’s edge, while the nearby Midland-Gilmore Reservoir catches the pale, bruised light of late afternoon, holding it like a polished stone in the palm of the valley.

Woodland persists as a site of long-standing labor, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow, mechanical pulse of inland industry and the enduring needs of the soil. The Midland Area Park serves as a modest intersection for the inhabitants, a patch of managed green where the community gathers to watch the seasonal shift of color across the canopy. History remains present not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture that lines the streets, echoing a time when the extraction of resources and the movement of goods formed the primary purpose of the settlement. Life in Woodland moves with the measured pace of the seasons, a persistent, quiet industry that honors the land’s capacity to sustain those who work its edges, far from the frantic currents of the coast.

About This Woodland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodland, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.608341, -78.950111. 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 Woodland includes the ZIP code (21601, 21532), 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.