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Welcome to Carroll Highlands ...

Carroll Highlands is located in Carroll County<1>.

Carroll Highlands is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Carroll Highlands ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

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

Communities near Carroll Highlands ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Westminster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New Windsor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Bridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New Market
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Laytonsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carroll Highlands ...

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

Footnotes ...

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