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Welcome to Taneytown ...

The city of Taneytown is located in Carroll County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Taneytown has a population of 6,830 people<2> (see below for details).

Taneytown is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Taneytown: 410, 443 & 667<4>

The ZIP code for Taneytown: 21787<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Taneytown had an population of 6,830 people. This is an increase of 1.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 33.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Taneytown had a population of 6,728 people. This makes Taneytown the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Taneytown represents 0.12% of the population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,728 people, the population of Taneytown increased 31.2% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,128 people).

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

Websites for Taneytown ...

Official Website:   www.ci.taneytown.md.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Communities near Taneytown ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taneytown ...

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

Adding Taneytown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taneytown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Taneytown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taneytown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Taneytown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Taneytown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 city (such as Taneytown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Taneytown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.