Maryland: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Maryland uses Eastern Time.

Maryland in the United States
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in JulyAll of MarylandAmerica/New_York
BaltimoreColumbiaGermantownFrederickWaldorf
Maryland and its counties and equivalents (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
6,265,347
Land area
9,711 sq mi (25,151 km²)
Water area
2,695 sq mi (6,980 km²)
State FIPS code
24
Coordinates (central point)
38.946658, -76.674494

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address.

Metro and micro areas in Maryland, largest first

6 metro areas and 4 micro areas have counties in Maryland. 4 cross into another state; their populations are for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

  1. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area6,465,724 people
  2. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area6,329,118 people
  3. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area2,857,781 people
  4. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV Metro Area315,280 people
  5. Lexington Park, MD Metro Area211,176 people
  6. Salisbury, MD Metro Area131,872 people
  7. Cumberland, MD-WV Micro Area93,640 people
  8. Ocean Pines, MD Micro Area54,459 people
  9. Easton, MD Micro Area38,238 people
  10. Cambridge, MD Micro Area33,628 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Largest election districts in Maryland

  1. District 6, Savage, Howard County102,923 people
  2. District 1, Abingdon, Harford County95,314 people
  3. District 6, Waldorf, Charles County91,031 people
  4. District 6, Spauldings, Prince George's County90,649 people
  5. District 3, Bel Air, Harford County88,516 people
  6. District 2, Frederick, Frederick County88,062 people
  7. District 17, Chillum, Prince George's County87,326 people
  8. District 13, Kent, Prince George's County78,842 people
  9. District 21, Berwyn, Prince George's County78,197 people
  10. District 5, Clarksville, Howard County73,624 people
  11. District 2, Ellicott City, Howard County69,846 people
  12. District 12, Oxon Hill, Prince George's County69,441 people

All 254 election districts in Maryland, by county

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Montgomery County, Maryland1,074,582 people
  2. Prince George's County, Maryland970,374 people
  3. Baltimore County, Maryland847,650 people
  4. Anne Arundel County, Maryland603,380 people
  5. Baltimore city, Maryland569,997 people
  6. Howard County, Maryland339,183 people
  7. Frederick County, Maryland302,883 people
  8. Harford County, Maryland266,446 people
  9. Carroll County, Maryland176,677 people
  10. Charles County, Maryland176,593 people
  11. Washington County, Maryland157,731 people
  12. St. Mary's County, Maryland116,692 people
All 24
  1. Cecil County, Maryland107,131 people
  2. Wicomico County, Maryland106,899 people
  3. Calvert County, Maryland94,484 people
  4. Allegany County, Maryland66,848 people
  5. Worcester County, Maryland54,459 people
  6. Queen Anne's County, Maryland54,448 people
  7. Talbot County, Maryland38,238 people
  8. Caroline County, Maryland34,116 people
  9. Dorchester County, Maryland33,628 people
  10. Garrett County, Maryland28,370 people
  11. Somerset County, Maryland24,973 people
  12. Kent County, Maryland19,565 people

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Baltimore, Maryland (city)573,243 people
  2. Columbia, Maryland (CDP)104,338 people
  3. Germantown, Maryland (CDP)90,719 people
  4. Frederick, Maryland (city)83,395 people
  5. Waldorf, Maryland (CDP)82,943 people
  6. Silver Spring, Maryland (CDP)81,462 people
  7. Ellicott City, Maryland (CDP)75,257 people
  8. Glen Burnie, Maryland (CDP)72,590 people
  9. Gaithersburg, Maryland (city)69,825 people
  10. Bethesda, Maryland (CDP)69,397 people
  11. Rockville, Maryland (city)67,671 people
  12. Dundalk, Maryland (CDP)65,969 people
All 536
  1. Towson, Maryland (CDP)58,679 people
  2. Severn, Maryland (CDP)58,402 people
  3. Bel Air South, Maryland (CDP)58,137 people
  4. Bowie, Maryland (city)57,926 people
  5. Aspen Hill, Maryland (CDP)53,279 people
  6. Wheaton, Maryland (CDP)52,926 people
  7. North Bethesda, Maryland (CDP)49,677 people
  8. Potomac, Maryland (CDP)45,902 people
  9. Odenton, Maryland (CDP)45,002 people
  10. Hagerstown, Maryland (city)43,665 people
  11. Catonsville, Maryland (CDP)43,368 people
  12. Annapolis, Maryland (city)40,720 people
  13. Essex, Maryland (CDP)40,580 people
  14. Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland (CDP)40,379 people
  15. Severna Park, Maryland (CDP)40,228 people
  16. Clinton, Maryland (CDP)38,376 people
  17. Owings Mills, Maryland (CDP)37,245 people
  18. Randallstown, Maryland (CDP)35,957 people

See all 536 cities, towns and communities in Maryland, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. ZIP 2090670,595 people
  2. ZIP 2123466,334 people
  3. ZIP 2087866,115 people
  4. ZIP 2174064,792 people
  5. ZIP 2111762,816 people
  6. ZIP 2087462,738 people
  7. ZIP 2112261,566 people
  8. ZIP 2122259,407 people
  9. ZIP 2090458,646 people
  10. ZIP 2106157,230 people
  11. ZIP 2074454,441 people
  12. ZIP 2077254,319 people
All 478
  1. ZIP 2090254,261 people
  2. ZIP 2121552,229 people
  3. ZIP 2077451,816 people
  4. ZIP 2085450,498 people
  5. ZIP 2122850,492 people
  6. ZIP 2085050,353 people
  7. ZIP 2078350,333 people
  8. ZIP 2170249,605 people
  9. ZIP 2120648,902 people
  10. ZIP 2104348,525 people
  11. ZIP 2085248,180 people
  12. ZIP 2122447,465 people
  13. ZIP 2120747,099 people
  14. ZIP 2122946,679 people
  15. ZIP 2091045,943 people
  16. ZIP 2192145,527 people
  17. ZIP 2104444,114 people
  18. ZIP 2121844,014 people

See all 478 ZIP Code areas in Maryland, largest first

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