Welcome to Harmans ...

Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

The location of Harmans has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harmans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Harmans is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Harmans lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Harmans: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

The ZIP code for Harmans: 21077<5>

Communities near Harmans ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harmans.

• Baltimore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <6>
• Bowie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
• Annapolis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <6>
• College Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <6>
• Laurel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
• Greenbelt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <6>
• Hyattsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <6>
• New Carrollton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
  • New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <6>
• Bladensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladensburg
  • Bladensburg is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladensburg <6>
• Riverdale Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
  • Riverdale Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale Park <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Harmans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harmans.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harmans. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmans.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmans. See our Newspapers Page for Harmans.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harmans ...

Looking for more information about Harmans? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Harmans, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harmans.

Adding Harmans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harmans in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harmans was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Harmans post office opened in 1877.

We also found Harmans in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harmans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harmans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Anne Arundel County: www.co.anne-arundel.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/