Fairplay

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Fairplay

Total population

511

Median home value

$296,800

26.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$120,652

Fairplay$121k

National$74k

Weather66°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates39.54°, -77.75°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Fairplay is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 580 as of the 2010 census. It is sometimes recognized, along with neighboring Tilghmanton, as Fairplay-Tilghmanton; the two communities share a post office as well as a fire company. Fairplay is located between Hagerstown and Sharpsburg, along Maryland Route 65 and is part of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Area. Marsh Mills was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Fairplay, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in Maryland

• Tilghmanton
  0.5 mi away
• Breathedsville
  1.4 mi away
• Keedysville
  4.3 mi away
• Mapleville
  5.3 mi away
• Eakles Mill
  5.7 mi away
• Beaver Creek
  6 mi away
• Mount Lena
  6.7 mi away
• Kemps Mill
  7.3 mi away
• Antietam
  8.3 mi away
• Mount Aetna
  8.3 mi away
• Trego-Rohrersville Station
  8.3 mi away
• Pinesburg
  8.6 mi away

Browse all places in Maryland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Common Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon

Seen 2026-09-24

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

Seen 2026-09-24

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-09-24

northern spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Seen 2026-09-24

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-09-24

common jewelweed

Impatiens capensis

Seen 2026-09-24

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).