Lonaconing is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Lonaconing, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Lonaconing have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Lonaconing were 100 people
About 978 people live in Lonaconing (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 46.2 (MD 39.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.9 points. Among residents 35 to 44, 77% are men (MD 49%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Lonaconing says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Lonaconing
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Lonaconing’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Lonaconing or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Lonaconing in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.