Midland is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, home to about 589 people across 0.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21542, and parts of 21532 are in Midland too.
Homes sold for a median of $114 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
All in Midland
Mostly Frostburg; part is in Midland
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Midland. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)90 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (JST)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA203 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Midland; 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.
Midland had 488 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 371st largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Allegany County grew from 53,694 residents in 1900 to 68,106 in 2020.
Allegany County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 45.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 72 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Frostburg 2, MD weather station (about a mile away).
21,366 jobs at 1,430 businesses in Allegany County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Midland.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
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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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 Frostburg, Finzel, Eckhart Mines, Grahamtown, Zihlman, Shaft, Gilmore, Midlothian, Vale Summit, National, Klondike, Carlos, Woodland, Ocean and Clarysville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.