JenningsMD
This town of 16 people was settled in 1902.
Is Jennings a good place to live?
No town among the 262 in Maryland we compare has a lower July high than Jennings. Jennings has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
16 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jennings.
Very low risk in Jennings, with inland flooding at the top
Nearly two thirds of Jennings’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 7%. On expected storm and flood damage, Jennings sits below 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Jennings’ year
In Jennings, the January low is 18°F, below both Maryland’s towns (26°F) and U.S. towns (22°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jennings stands out in Maryland and nationally: a larger share of its adults report frequent mental distress
Jennings: 18% of adults binge drink. A fifth of Jennings adults say their health is fair or poor, above both the Maryland town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). In Jennings, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 74% had a checkup this year.
| Jennings | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 15% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 79% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Jennings | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 10% | 12.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.9% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Jennings
Fallingwater and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jennings. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw31 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
10 mi MountainMount Davis
24 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
22 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
19 mi State parkOhiopyle State ParkPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Ohiopyle State Park: Hubert Stoffels from Pittsburgh, USA, CC BY 2.0
Moving to Jennings: who provides what
Jennings is unincorporated, so Garrett County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Jennings
About 0 of every 100 Jennings residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
About Jennings
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Jennings is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. At the 2010 census, the population was 113. The community is in northern Garrett County on Maryland Route 495, 4 miles (6 km) south of Grantsville and 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Oakland, the county seat. Jennings is in the valley of the South Branch of the Casselman River, 3 miles (5 km) west of the Eastern Continental Divide. Water runoff from Jennings flows through the Casselman River north then west to the Youghiogheny River, then to the Monongahela, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers, before flowing to the Gulf of Mexico. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Jennings CDP has…
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,200 ft
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