Welcome to Boring ...

Boring is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Boring is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Boring: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

The ZIP code for Boring: 21020<5>

Websites for Boring ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities Also Named Boring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Boring - they are located in Oregon and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boring.

Communities near Boring ...

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

• Baltimore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Westminster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <6>
• Hampstead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <6>
• Manchester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <6>
• Sykesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <6>
• Shrewsbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <6>
• Glen Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rock
  • Glen Rock is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Rock <6>
• New Windsor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • New Windsor is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <6>
• Union Bridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bridge
  • Union Bridge is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Bridge <6>
• Jefferson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <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 Boring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boring ...

Looking for more information about Boring? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Boring, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boring.

Adding Boring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boring 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 Boring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Boring post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

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