Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area is made up of 3 counties in Maryland and West Virginia: Washington, Berkeley, and Morgan, largest first. About 315,280 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 7.3% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 315,280 7.3% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 3: 2 central, 1 outlying
- Land area
- 1,008 sq mi (2,611 km²)
- Time zone
- Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
- States
- Maryland, West Virginia
- Combined statistical area
- Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
- CBSA code
- 25180
Counties in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington CountyMaryland | Central | 157,731 | 50.0% |
| Berkeley CountyWest Virginia | Central | 139,522 | 44.3% |
| Morgan CountyWest Virginia | Outlying | 18,027 | 5.7% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central counties, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal cities, largest first
- Hagerstown43,665 people
- Martinsburg18,904 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other 8 areas in this one, largest first:
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area6,465,724 people
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area2,857,781 people
- Lexington Park, MD Metro Area211,176 people
- Chambersburg, PA Metro Area160,652 people
- Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area152,332 people
- Lake of the Woods, VA Micro Area40,083 people
- Easton, MD Micro Area38,238 people
- Cambridge, MD Micro Area33,628 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Chambersburg, PA Metro Area21 mi north
- Winchester, VA-WV Metro Area40 mi southwest
- Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area55 mi west
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area63 mi southeast
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