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Welcome to Five Springs West ...

Five Springs West is located in Baltimore County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Five Springs West: Five Spgs. West (or less commonly used: Five Spngs. West or Five Sprngs. West)

Five Springs West is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Five Springs West: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Five Springs West ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Five Springs West ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Springs West.

  • Baltimore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampstead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Cockeysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lutherville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Wilson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Wilson is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wilson
  • Oregon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oregon is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Springs West ...

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

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 Five Springs West - 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 Five Springs West area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Five Springs West 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.