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Around Emmitsburg
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)50 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Baltimore, MD47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA119 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Emmitsburg; 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.
Population over time
Emmitsburg had 2,770 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.
It’s the 250th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 46.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Emmitsburg 2 Se, MD weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Frederick County
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).
Health care
23 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Emmitsburg.
Nearest hospitals
Gettysburg HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Gettysburg10.4 miles
Wellspan Waynesboro HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Waynesboro13.1 miles
Meritus Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hagerstown19.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
5
Physical and occupational therapists
9
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Emmitsburg
Parks (2 nearby)
E. Eugene Myers Community Park · 59 acres0.4 mi
Emmitsburg Memorial Park · 7 acres0.8 mi
Grocery stores
Jubilee1.1 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Emmitsburg Branch Library0.6 mi
Emmitsburg Library0.6 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center0.6 mi
Frederick County Fire Museum0.6 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Marion Burk Knott Auditorium1.2 mi
Delaplaine Fine Arts Center1.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in Emmitsburg
Public schools here are run by Frederick County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Emmitsburg ElementaryEmmitsburg
Pre-K–5
211
Public
0.7 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Mother Seton SchoolEmmitsburg
Pre-K–8
304
Roman Catholic
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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