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Home to 179 people, the town was settled in 1893.
48% of residents live below the poverty line in Pecktonville, against 7% in Maryland’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 262 Maryland towns, just one has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Pecktonville. Pecktonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2019 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pecktonville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi LandmarkRaven Rock Mountain Complex
in town National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
20 mi National BattlefieldAntietam National Battlefield161K visitors a year
27 mi National Historical ParkHarpers Ferry National Historical Park538K visitors a year
29 mi National park siteCatoctin Mountain Park461K visitors a year
21 mi LandmarkDunker ChurchRaven Rock Mountain Complex: US Government, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Antietam National Battlefield: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harpers Ferry National Historical Park: Mark Fickett, CC BY 3.0 · Catoctin Mountain Park: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dunker Church: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Pecktonville is unincorporated, so Washington 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Pecktonville.
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Pecktonville than in 90% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Pecktonville break down as 51% from inland flooding and 17% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The top destinations are Hagerstown (13%), Antrim Township (6%) and Fountainhead-Orchard Hills (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 20 miles.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 88° and January nights drop to 23°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Pecktonville, the share who report frequent mental distress is 16%. The town does better than the Maryland average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 5. In Pecktonville, 14% of adults binge drink, and 10% worry about having enough food.
| Pecktonville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Pecktonville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9% | 13.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.5% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pecktonville
College town 15 of every 100 Pecktonville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Pecktonville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated community in Maryland, United States
Pecktonville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 167 as of the 2010 census. In 1921 Pecktonville was the destination of the Vagabonds, a group of men which took camping trips over ten years and which at the time consisted of inventor Thomas Edison and industrialists Henry Ford and Harvey S. Firestone along with their guest the sitting US president Warren G. Harding.
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Pecktonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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