Welcome to Sykesville ...

The town of Sykesville is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sykesville has a population of 3,964 people<3> (see below for details).

Sykesville is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Sykesville: (410), (443)<5> and (667)

The ZIP code for Sykesville: 21784<6>

Websites for Sykesville ...

Official Website:   www.sykesville.net/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sykesville had an population of 3,964 people. This is a decrease of 10.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sykesville had a population of 4,436 people. This makes Sykesville the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Sykesville represents 0.08% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 45th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,436 people, the population of Sykesville increased 5.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,197 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sykesville.

Communities Also Named Sykesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sykesville - they are located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sykesville ...

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

• Baltimore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <7>
• Gaithersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <7>
• Laurel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <7>
• Westminster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <7>
• Mount Airy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <7>
• Hampstead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <7>
• New Windsor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • New Windsor is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <7>
• Union Bridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Bridge
  • Union Bridge is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Bridge <7>
• New Market
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <7>
• Washington Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
  • Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sykesville ...

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

Adding Sykesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sykesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sykesville: www.sykesville.net/

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

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