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Welcome to Baltimore Highlands ...

Baltimore Highlands is located in Baltimore County<1>.

Baltimore Highlands is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Baltimore Highlands: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Baltimore Highlands ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Baltimore Highlands, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Baltimore Highlands ...

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

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 Baltimore Highlands. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Baltimore Highlands.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Baltimore Highlands. 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 Baltimore Highlands.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baltimore Highlands ...

Looking for more information about Baltimore Highlands? 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 Baltimore Highlands, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Baltimore Highlands.

Adding Baltimore Highlands to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baltimore Highlands 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 (so far) for Baltimore Highlands was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baltimore Highlands.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baltimore Highlands - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Baltimore Highlands area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Baltimore Highlands area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.