LaVale is a census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,201 as of the 2020 census. LaVale is located at 39°39′17″N 78°48′46″W / 39.654737°N 78.812691°W, in the shadow of Haystack Mountain. To the east is Cumberland, accessible via the C…LaVale is a census-designated place in Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,201 as of the 2020 census. LaVale is located at 39°39′17″N 78°48′46″W / 39.654737°N 78.812691°W, in the shadow of Haystack Mountain. To the east is Cumberland, accessible via the Cumberland Narrows, a water gap between Haystack Mountain to the south and Wills Mountain to the north. To the west is Piney Mountain and Frostburg. LaVale is located along the National Road, one of the original highways built in the United States which carried early American settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains. LaVale is a business center that contains the largest concentration of retail and the only indoor shopping mall, Country Club Mall, in the Cumberland Metropolitan area.