Welcome to North East ...

The town of North East is located in Cecil County<1>.

The location of North East has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North East, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, North East has a population of 3,597 people<3> (see below for details).

North East is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for North East: (410), (443)<5> and (667).

The ZIP code for North East: 21901<6>

Websites for North East ...

Official Website:   www.northeastmd.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cecilchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, North East had an population of 3,597 people. This is an increase of 0.7% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, North East had a population of 3,572 people. This makes North East the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of North East represents 0.06% of the population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 53rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,572 people, the population of North East increased 30.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,733 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for North East.

Communities Also Named North East ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North East - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near North East ...

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

• Newark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <7>
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <7>
• Aberdeen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <7>
• Elkton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <7>
• Havre de Grace
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havre de Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre de Grace
  • Havre de Grace is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havre de Grace <7>
• Oxford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <7>
• Perryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <7>
• West Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
  • West Grove is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Grove <7>
• Rising Sun
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Cecil County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Sun <7>
• Townsend
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <7>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North East. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for North East.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North East ...

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

Adding North East to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North East 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 for North East was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found North East in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North East.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for North East: www.northeastmd.org/

The official website for Cecil County: www.ccgov.org/

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