Jefferson, Maryland
Jefferson, Maryland | |
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An 1858 Frederick County detail map of Jefferson from Isaac Bond | |
Jefferson Location in Maryland Jefferson Jefferson (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′17″N 77°32′20″W / 39.37139°N 77.53889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Frederick |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.79 sq mi (7.22 km2) |
| • Land | 2.79 sq mi (7.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,697 |
| • Density | 968.0/sq mi (373.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 21755 |
| Area codes | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-42350 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583640 |
Jefferson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census the town had a population of 2,235 (which includes the widespread area of the town's zip code, not Jefferson proper). Jefferson was established in 1774 and incorporated as a town in 1831. However, a year later, in 1832, the citizens of the town decided that municipal government was unnecessary, and dis-incorporated the town, which has been unincorporated since then.