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Welcome to Hunt Ridge ...

Hunt Ridge is located in Baltimore County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hunt Ridge: Hunt Rdg. (or less commonly used: Hunt Rdge. or Hunt Ridg.)

Hunt Ridge is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Hunt Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Hunt Ridge: This one is located in Baltimore County and the other is located in Carroll County.

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

Websites for Hunt Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Hunt Ridge ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bel Air
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Hampstead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cowpen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowpen is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpen
  • Hunt Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Loch Raven Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Loch Raven Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Raven Village
  • Stevenson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chattolanee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chattolanee is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattolanee
  • Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hunt Ridge ...

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

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