Burkittsville is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, home to about 135 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21718, and parts of 21755 are in Burkittsville too.
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)31 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA138 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Burkittsville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Burkittsville had 142 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 469th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Frederick County grew from 51,920 residents in 1900 to 271,717 in 2020.
Frederick County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 43.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sharpsburg 5 S, MD weather station (6 miles away).
95,077 jobs at 6,591 businesses in Frederick County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Jefferson.
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