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Welcome to Broad Creek Park ...

Broad Creek Park is located in Harford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Broad Creek Park: Broad Crk. Park (or less commonly used: Broad Ck. Park or Broad Cr. Park)

Broad Creek Park is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Broad Creek Park: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Broad Creek Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Broad Creek Park.

  • Aberdeen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Havre de Grace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bel Air
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • Oxford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • New Freedom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Perryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North East
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Strasburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Strasburg is located in Lancaster County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
  • Rising Sun
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Quarryville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Broad Creek Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Broad Creek Park - 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 Broad Creek Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Broad Creek Park 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.