Rawlings, Maryland

Rawlings, Maryland
Mayor: James Zapf
Location within the State of Maryland
Rawlings, Maryland (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°32′20″N 78°52′40″W / 39.53889°N 78.87778°W / 39.53889; -78.87778
Country United States
State Maryland
CountyAllegany
Area
 • Total
0.90 sq mi (2.32 km2)
 • Land0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
687
 • Density770/sq mi (297/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21557
FIPS code24-65150
GNIS feature ID2583680

Rawlings is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, on the McMullen Highway (U.S. Route 220). As of the 2010 census, the Rawlings CDP had a population of 693.

The community was named after Moses Rawlings, an officer in the Revolutionary War. It was originally known as "Rawlings Station" after a post office was established on the railroad there on March 7, 1856.