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Welcome to Orchard Hills ...

Orchard Hills is located in Baltimore County<1>.

Orchard Hills is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Orchard Hills: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Orchard Hills ...

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

Beyond Maryland, there are 8 communities that are also named Orchard Hills - they are located in Georgia (2), North Carolina, Pennsylvania (3) and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Orchard Hills.

Websites for Orchard Hills ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Orchard Hills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Orchard Hills.

  • Baltimore
    (8 miles [12.9 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Cockeysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
  • Homeland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Homeland is located in Baltimore City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Perring Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Perring Village is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perring Village
  • Sherwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sherwood is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Stevenson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orchard Hills ...

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

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