Mountain Lake Park is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, home to about 2,167 people across 1.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21550.
Homes sold for a median of $196 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Part is in Mountain Lake Park, part in Oakland and Loch Lynn Heights
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mountain Lake Park. 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)88 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA226 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mountain Lake Park; 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.
Mountain Lake Park had 2,147 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 279th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Garrett County grew from 17,701 residents in 1900 to 28,806 in 2020.
Garrett County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 50.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 105 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oakland 1 Se, MD weather station (5 miles away).
10,577 jobs at 951 businesses in Garrett County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
218 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mountain Lake Park.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 25 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 16 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 62 |
| Mental health providers | 79 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 18 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Garrett County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad Ford ElementaryOakland | Pre-K–6 | 601 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Yough Glades ElementaryOakland | Pre-K–5 | 299 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Crellin ElementaryOakland | K–5 | 152 | Public | 8.5 mi |
| Swan Meadow SchoolOakland | K–8 | 54 | Public | 8.5 mi |
| Southern Garrett High SchoolOakland | 7–12 | 870 | Public | 4.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Oakland, Loch Lynn Heights, Deer Park, Crellin, Hutton and Gorman.
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