Town guide

Ernstville, Maryland

Ernstville is a community in Washington County, Maryland across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21711.

ZIP codes in Ernstville

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Big Pool, MD21711 —/sq ft

Part is in Ernstville, part in Pecktonville and Indian Springs

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Around Ernstville

Distances

Nearest major airportWashington Dulles International Airport (IAD)57 miles away
Closer regional airportHagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Washington, DC74 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA155 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Ernstville; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Ernstville

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

Ernstville had 58 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2010.

Washington County grew from 45,133 residents in 1900 to 154,705 in 2020.

Ernstville population by census2010: 56, 2020: 58562010582020

Washington County, 1900–2020

Washington County population, 1900 to 20201900: 45,133, 1910: 49,617, 1920: 59,694, 1930: 65,882, 1940: 68,838, 1950: 78,886, 1960: 91,219, 1970: 103,829, 1980: 113,086, 1990: 121,393, 2000: 131,923, 2010: 147,430, 2020: 154,70545K’00’1060K’20’3069K’40’5091K’60’70113K’80’90132K’00’10155K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 41.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ErnstvilleJan: high 42°F, low 23°F, 2.8 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 24°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 30°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 40°F, 3.6 in; May: high 75°F, low 51°F, 4.2 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 60°F, 3.5 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 64°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 62°F, 3 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 54°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 43°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 33°F, 3 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 27°F, 3.3 in42°23°Jan2.845°24°Feb2.654°30°Mar3.766°40°Apr3.675°51°May4.283°60°Jun3.587°64°Jul4.186°62°Aug3.079°54°Sep4.267°43°Oct3.456°33°Nov3.045°27°Dec3.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Martinsburg 2, WV weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Washington County

61,729 jobs at 3,417 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Washington CountyHealth care and social assistance: 10,655 jobs; Retail trade: 9,156 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 8,796 jobs; Manufacturing: 7,866 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 5,893 jobs; Construction: 3,023 jobs; Wholesale trade: 2,756 jobs; Other services: 2,493 jobsHealth care and social assistance 17% Retail trade 15% Transportation and warehousing 14% Manufacturing 13% Hotels and restaurants 10% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 5% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ernstville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Valley Health War Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Berkeley Springs11.4 miles
  • Berkeley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Martinsburg11.7 miles
  • Martinsburg Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Martinsburg16.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1

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 Ernstville

Museums

  • CCC museum2.5 mi

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 Pecktonville, Indian Springs and Big Pool.

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