Welcome to Upper Falls ...
Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Upper Falls is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Upper Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Upper Falls: 410, 443 & 667<3>
The ZIP code for Upper Falls: 21156<4>
Communities Also Named Upper Falls ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Upper Falls - it's located in West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Upper Falls.
Websites for Upper Falls ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Upper Falls, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Upper Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Falls.
- Baltimore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Havre de Grace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bel Air
(7 miles [11.3 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 <5>
- Perryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Port Deposit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Betterton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Benson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Bird River Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Edgewater Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edgewater Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Village
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 Upper Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper Falls. 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 Upper Falls.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Falls ...
Looking for more information about Upper Falls? 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 Upper Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Falls.
Adding Upper Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Upper Falls 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 (so far) for Upper Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Upper Falls post office opened in 1851.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Falls.
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 Upper Falls - 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 Upper Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Upper Falls 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 Upper Falls). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Upper Falls 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |