The Hagerstown–Martinsburg Metropolitan Area, officially designated by the United States

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(OMB) as Hagerstown–Martinsburg, Maryland–West Virginia

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(MSA), constitutes the primary cities of

Hagerstown, Maryland Hagerstown is a city in Washington County, Maryland, United States and the county seat of Washington County. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2020 census was 43,527, and the population of the Hagerstown metropolitan area (exten ...

;

Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg is a city in and the seat of Berkeley County, West Virginia, in the tip of the state's Eastern Panhandle region in the lower Shenandoah Valley. Its population was 18,835 in the 2021 census estimate, making it the largest city in the E ...

; and surrounding areas in three counties:

Washington County, Maryland Washington County is located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 154,705. Its county seat is Hagerstown. Washington County was the first county in the United States to be named for the ...

;

Berkeley County, West Virginia Berkeley County is located in the Shenandoah Valley in the Eastern Panhandle region of West Virginia in the United States. The county is part of the Hagerstown- Martinsburg, MD- WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the co ...

; and

Morgan County, West Virginia Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,063. Its county seat is Berkeley Springs. The county was formed in 1820 from parts of Hampshire and Berkeley Counties and named ...

. The metro area lies mainly within the rich, fertile

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and Shenandoah valleys, and is approximately a 60–90 minute drive from

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;

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; and

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the 9th largest city and 15th largest municipality in Pe ...

; Hagerstown is approximately driving distance from all three cities. The population of the

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as of 2008 is 263,753.

Counties

Communities

Washington County (2008 population estimate 145,384) City: * Hagerstown (Primary City) (2017 population estimate 140,728) Towns: * Boonsboro * Clear Spring * Funkstown *

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* Keedysville * Sharpsburg * Smithsburg * Williamsport Census Designated Places (CDPs): *

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* Chewsville *

Fort Ritchie Fort Ritchie at Cascade, Maryland was a military installation southwest of Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania and southeast of Waynesboro in the area of South Mountain. Following the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, it closed in 199 ...

* Fountainhead-Orchard Hills * Halfway * Highfield-Cascade * Leitersburg * Maugansville * Mount Aetna * Mount Lena * Paramount-Long Meadow * Robinwood * Rohrersville * Saint James * San Mar * Wilson-Conococheague Other unincorporated communities: *

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* Beaver Creek * Benevola * Big Pool * Broadfording * Brownsville * Burtner * Cearfoss * Cedar Grove * Dargan * Downsville * Eakles Mills *

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* Fairview * Gapland * Huyett * Indian Springs * Jugtown * Mapleville * Mercersville * Pecktonville *

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* Pinesburg * Ringgold * Samples Manor *

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* Spielman * Trego * Van Lear * Weverton * Woodmont MartinsburgWV HistoricDistrict

Berkeley County (2008 population estimate 102,044)Table 1: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties of West Virginia: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008
U.S. Census Bureau, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009. City: * Martinsburg (Primary City) (2008 population estimate 17,020) Town: *

Hedgesville Hedgesville is a town in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, in the state's Eastern Panhandle region. The population was 318 at the 2010 census. The town sits on WV 9, and is roughly 13 miles east of Berkeley Springs. In addition to ...

Unincorporated communities: Morgan County (2008 population estimate 16,325) Towns: * Bath (Berkeley Springs) * Paw Paw Unincorporated communities:

Urban areas

The metropolitan area contains parts of or all of the following

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and Urban Clusters (that are likewise designated by the OMB) within its boundaries: * Hagerstown, MD–WV–PA Urbanized Area ( 2000 Census population 120,326) (part) * Waynesboro, PA-MD Urban Cluster (2000 population 22,140) (part) * Inwood, WV Urban Cluster (2000 population 7,784) (all) * Boonsboro, MD Urban Cluster (2000 population 3,412) (all)

Geography

Hagerstown–Martinsburg, MD–WV Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) covers an area of . The MSA is roughly bordered to the east by South Mountain, to the west by

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, to the north by the

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, and to the south by

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. Elevations run from about above sea level in low-lying valleys to approximately above sea level at Sideling Hill. The

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runs from west to east through the heart of the metro area with tributaries including Sideling Hill Creek,

Conococheague Creek Conococheague Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River, is a free-flowing stream that originates in Pennsylvania and empties into the Potomac River near Williamsport, Maryland. It is in length,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset h ...

, and

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. Terrain in the region is very well-suited and used for dairy farming, cornfields, and fruit orchards. Some undeveloped deciduous forestry also exists, especially in the mountainous portions of the area. However, much of the region's land is becoming increasingly threatened by

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. Hagerstown and Martinsburg are situated in the transition between the humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa) and the humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), with hot, humid summers and cool to moderately cold winters where average annual snowfall is around 20 inches and temperatures below are annual occurrences.

Demographics

The metropolitan area's population in 2000 was 222,771. The 2008 estimate is 263,753, making Greater Hagerstown-Martinsburg the 169th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The growth rate from 2000–2008 is +18.4%, meaning that the metro area is the 48th fastest growing MSA (out of 363 total MSAs) in the entire country and the most rapidly growing in Maryland and West Virginia from 2000 to 2008. Metropolitan Hagerstown-Martinsburg also registered a higher net numerical population gain from 2006 to 2007 than

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during the same time period.
Census Bureau 2000. Retrieved 2008. Much of the growth is due to the influx of people from Washington, D.C. and, to a lesser extent, Baltimore.

Transportation

Major highways

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Airports

Hagerstown Regional Airport Hagerstown Regional Airport ( Richard A. Henson Field) is in Washington County, Maryland, five miles north of Hagerstown, Maryland and a half mile (800 m) from the Maryland/Pennsylvania border. The airport is off Interstate 81 at exit 10 and ...

, also known as Richard A. Henson Field provides passenger service for the Hagerstown Metro Area residents The

Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport , also known as Shepherd Field, is a civilian-owned, public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) south of the central business district of Martinsburg, a city in Berkeley Co ...

, just south of Martinsburg is a designated general aviation reliever facility and also home to the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing flying the C-17 Globemaster III.

Mass transit

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and

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(Martinsburg) *

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and Atlantic Charter Buses * County Commuter (Hagerstown-Washington County) * Eastern Panhandle Transit Authority "Pan Tran" (Martinsburg-Berkeley County-Jefferson County) * Miller Cabs, Downtown Taxi! and Turner Vans (Hagerstown)

Education and healthcare

Colleges and universities

* Antietam Bible College, Biblical Seminary, and Graduate School, Hagerstown *

Hagerstown Community College Hagerstown Community College (HCC) is a public community college in Hagerstown, Maryland. It was founded in 1946 as Maryland’s first community college. The campus encompassed eighteen buildings on .. The college hosts a business incubator, ...

Kaplan University Kaplan University (KU) was a private online for-profit university owned by Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company. It was predominantly a distance learning institution, maintaining 14 ground locations across the United States. The ...

, Hagerstown Campus (former) *

Mount Saint Mary's University Mount St. Mary's University (The Mount) is a private Roman Catholic university in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It includes the largest Catholic seminary in the United States. The undergraduate programs are divided between the College of Liberal Arts, ...

, Hagerstown Campus *

University System of Maryland at Hagerstown Established in January 2005, the University System of Maryland at Hagerstown is a facility located in Hagerstown, Maryland that offers upper-level undergraduate and graduate programs to residents of Hagerstown and its surrounding region. The coll ...

* Vinayaka Missions America University, Hagerstown *

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public community college in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Formerly the ''Community and Technical College of Shepherd'', it was part of Shepherd College Shepherd University is a public university in ...

, Martinsburg * James Rumsey Technical Institute, Martinsburg * Valley College of Technology, Martinsburg Campus *

University of Charleston The University of Charleston (UC) is a private non-profit university with its main campus in Charleston, West Virginia. The university also has a location in Beckley, West Virginia, known as UC-Beckley. History The school was founded in 1888 as ...

Martinsburg Campus *

Shepherd University Shepherd University is a public university in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the university enrolled 3,159 students in Fall 2020. History Shepherd University began when the county seat of Jefferson ...

Martinsburg Center *

Kee Mar College Kee Mar College was a private Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Hagerstown, Maryland. It was founded in 1853 as the Hagerstown Female Seminary under the auspices of the Lutheranism, Lutheran church. The college conferred B ...

, former women's college

Hospitals

* Brook Lane Psychiatric Center – Hagerstown * Meritus Hospital – Hagerstown * Western Maryland Hospital Center – Hagerstown * Berkeley Medical Center – Martinsburg * Veterans Affairs Medical Center – Martinsburg **

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– Hagerstown *

War Memorial Hospital War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular ...

– Berkeley Springs

Media

Radio

Television

WDVM-TV WDVM-TV (channel 25) is an independent television station licensed to Hagerstown, Maryland, United States, serving the Washington, D.C. television market. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside CW owned-and-operated station WDCW (cha ...

25 (

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) * WWPB 31 ( MPT/

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) *

WWPX WWPX-TV (channel 60) is a television station licensed to Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to the northwestern portion of the Washington, D.C. television market. Owned and operated by Ion Media, the ...

60 (

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)

Major newspapers

The Herald-Mail ''The Herald-Mail'' is a newspaper serving the cities of Hagerstown, Maryland, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Martinsburg, West Virginia and the surrounding counties. History ''The Morning Herald'' was the first daily newspaper in Hagerstown, b ...

, Hagerstown * The Journal, Martinsburg

References

External links

Hagerstown-Washington County Convention & Visitor's BureauHagerstown-Washington County Chamber of CommerceMartinsburg-Berkeley County Convention & Visitors BureauChamber of Commerce of Martinsburg and Berkeley CountyMorganCountyUSA
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