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Welcome to Offutt Ridge ...

Offutt Ridge is located in Baltimore County<1>.

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

Offutt Ridge is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Websites for Offutt Ridge ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Offutt Ridge ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Laurel
    (18 miles [29 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • New Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Laytonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Garrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrison is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Offutt Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Offutt 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 Offutt Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Offutt 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 Offutt 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 Offutt Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Offutt 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.