Welcome to Owings Mills ...

Owings Mills is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Owings Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Owings Mills: Owings Mls. (or less commonly used: Owings Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Owings Mills for more information about variations on the name of Owings Mills.

Owings Mills is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Owings Mills: 410, 443 & 667<3>

The ZIP code for Owings Mills: 21117<4>

Websites for Owings Mills ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Owings Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Owings Mills.

Baltimore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Baltimore is located in Baltimore City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <5>
Westminster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
Hampstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Hampstead is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
Manchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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- Manchester is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
Sykesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
- Sykesville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
New Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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- New Windsor is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <5>
Carriage Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Hill Village
- Carriage Hill Village is located in Baltimore County
Glyndon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyndon
- Glyndon is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glyndon <5>
Hernwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernwood
- Hernwood is located in Baltimore County
Milford Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Mill
- Milford Mill is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford Mill <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owings Mills ...

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

Adding Owings Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owings Mills 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 Owings Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Owings Mills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owings Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owings Mills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

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

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 Owings Mills - 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 Owings Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Owings Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Owings Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Owings Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.