Point of Rocks, Maryland

Point of Rocks, Maryland
Point of Rocks, Maryland
Census-designated place
	Aerial image, 1930
	Location of Point of Rocks in Maryland
	Coordinates: 39°16′42″N 77°31′45″W / 39.27833°N 77.52917°W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Frederick
Area
• Total	1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2)
• Land	1.13 sq mi (2.92 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	276 ft (84 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,886
• Density	1,674.96/sq mi (646.99/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	21777
Area code(s)	301, 240
FIPS code	24-62575
GNIS feature ID	2583673

Point of Rocks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Frederick County, Maryland. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,466.^[3]

Point of Rocks is named for the striking rock formation on the adjacent Catoctin Mountain, which was formed by the Potomac River cutting through the ridge in a water gap, a typical formation in the Appalachian Mountains. The formation is not visible from the town and can only be seen from boats on the river, or from the southern bank of the river in Virginia.

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Point of Rocks, Maryland
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Point of Rocks CDP, Maryland". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2016.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[gnis-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Point of Rocks, Maryland

[Census_2010-3] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Point of Rocks CDP, Maryland". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2016.

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