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Welcome to Hernwood Heights ...

Hernwood Heights is located in Baltimore County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hernwood Heights: Hernwood Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Hernwood Heights is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Hernwood Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Hernwood Heights ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Westminster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Windsor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Chattolanee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chattolanee is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattolanee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hernwood Heights ...

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

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