LaVale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Allegany County, Maryland, United States.

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.

The LaVale Tollgate House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km2), all land.

At over 18,000 square feet, nearly double the original size, the newly-renovated and expanded library houses the largest collection of materials in the Allegany County Library System, and is home to large conference spaces, group study areas, an open-air patio that doubles as an outdoor classroom, and a "library of things," where patrons can borrow from a selection of everyday household items.

[9][10] LaVale is served by the Allegany County Public Schools district.