Pinto, Maryland

Pinto is an unincorporated community along the North Branch Potomac River in Allegany County, Maryland, United States across from Rocket Center, West Virginia. While the town is officially named Potomac, its post office is referred to as Pinto because there already exists a Potomac, Maryland. Pinto is located south of Cresaptown on Winchester Road.

Pinto, Maryland
Pinto
Location within the State of Maryland
Pinto
Pinto (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°34′11″N 78°50′21″W
Country United States
State Maryland
County Allegany
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21556
Area code(s)301 and 240

Pinto once had a sizable apple orchard industry.[1]

References

  1. Federal Writers' Project (1940). Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State. WPA. p. 517. ISBN 978-1-62376-019-9.



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