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Welcome to Harwood ...

Harwood is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Harwood is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Harwood: 20776<4>

Communities Also Named Harwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Harwood - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Massachusetts, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Harwood ...

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

  • Bowie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
  • Annapolis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenbelt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>
  • Hyattsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • New Carrollton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bladensburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Rainier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Riverdale Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cheverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cheverly is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheverly <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harwood ...

Looking for more information about Harwood? 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 Harwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harwood.

Adding Harwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harwood 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 Harwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harwood post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harwood - 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 Harwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Harwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Harwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/