Mount Briar is a community in Washington County, Maryland, home to about 201 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21756.
Homes sold for a median of $204 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population201324 per sq mi
Median home value$321,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$204Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mount Briar. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Mount Briar
Distances
Nearest major airport
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)38 miles away
Closer regional airport
Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Washington, DC53 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA141 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Briar; 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
Mount Briar had 170 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2010.
It’s the 448th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Washington County grew from 45,133 residents in 1900 to 154,705 in 2020.
Washington 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 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 (4 miles away).
Jobs in Washington County
61,729 jobs at 3,417 businesses in Washington County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Briar.
Nearest hospitals
Meritus Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hagerstown11.5 miles
Martinsburg Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Martinsburg12.0 miles
Jefferson Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Ranson14.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
3
Mental health providers
3
Physical and occupational therapists
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 Mount Briar
Grocery stores
Weis Markets4.8 mi
Libraries
Keedysville Library2.4 mi
Sharpsburg Public Library2.9 mi
Boonsboro Free Library3.8 mi
Museums
Civil War Medical Museum1.7 mi
Pry House Field Hospital Museum1.7 mi
Antietam National Battlefield Visitors Center2.9 mi
Hagerstown Model Railroad Museum at Antietam Station4.0 mi
Boonsboro Museum of History4.2 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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