Summary for Mount Holly

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Located in: Dorchester County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Mt. Holly

Time Zone: Mount Holly lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: (410), (443), (667)<1>

Elevation: Near sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Mount Holly:

Lat: 38.552600° (or 38°33'9" N)

Lon: -76.003000° (or -76°0'10" W)

USGS Topo Map: Cambridge<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Mount Holly

GNIS ID: 590836

FIPS State / Place Code: 24 / 54090

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mount Holly)

About Dorchester County

The community of Cambridge is the County Seat for Dorchester County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Dorchester)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	31,864 (2.31% decrease since 2010)
2010	32,618 (6.34% increase since 2000)
2000:	30,674

Total Area:<6> 983 sq. miles [2,546 km²] - of which 44.99% is water (442.2 sq. miles [1,145.4 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 16,554

Official Website: www.commissioners.net/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dorchester

GNIS ID: 596495

FIPS State / County Code: 24 / 019

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mount Holly)

About Maryland

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	6,054,954 (4.87% increase since 2010)
2010:	5,773,552 (9.01% increase since 2000)
2000:	5,296,486

Websites for State of Maryland

Official Website: www.maryland.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitmaryland.org/

Parks: dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/

Fishing: dnr.maryland.gov/Fisheries/

Hunting: dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Maryland

GNIS ID: 1714934

FIPS State: 24

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Mount Holly)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	Of the area codes for Mount Holly, area code (443, 667) is an overlay.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Holly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Mount Holly, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Mount Holly.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Mount Holly. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).