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Lonaconing, Maryland Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,205. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,164 (-3.4% change)
Males: 549 (45.6%), Females: 656 (54.4%)

Allegany County

Zip code: 21539

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $27,434
Median house value: $50,300

Population by Race

Races in Lonaconing:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (19.0%), Scottish (15.0%), Irish (13.0%), English (10.5%), United States (9.5%), Scotch-Irish (6.1%).

Elevation: 1500 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Lonaconing, MD

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lonaconing

  • High school or higher: 75.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lonaconing town

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 54.2%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

0.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -171 (-12.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lonaconing:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lonaconing:

  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 52 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 57 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
  • MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 64 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lonaconing:

  • MEXICO FARMS (about 17 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 1W3)
  • GREATER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL (about 17 miles; CUMBERLAND, MD; Abbreviation: CBE)
  • GARRETT COUNTY (about 25 miles; OAKLAND, MD; Abbreviation: 2G4)

Amtrak station near Lonaconing:

  • 17 miles: CUMBERLAND (E. HARRISON ST. & QUEEN CITY DR.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lonaconing:

  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 51 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
  • SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
  • CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 72 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)

Schools

Public high school in Lonaconing:

  • WESTMAR HIGH (Students: 373; Location: 16915 LOWER GEORGE’S CREEK RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Lonaconing:

  • GEORGE’S CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 372; Location: 15600 LOWER GEORGES CREEK RD S; Grades: PK – 05)

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