 It is situated near and below the west-side crest of the Eastern Continental Divide separating the Potomac-Mississippi riverine systems along the north bank of the Casselman River—whose head waters are to the south in nearby Western Maryland—and just west of its confluence with Coxes Creek.According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , all of it land.As of the census of 2000, there were 954 people, 406 households, and 272 families residing in the borough.