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Welcome to Woodstock ...

Woodstock is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodstock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Woodstock is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Woodstock: 21163<4>

Communities Also Named Woodstock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Woodstock - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Woodstock ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.howardchamber.com/

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

Communities near Woodstock ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Laurel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
  • Westminster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Airy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hampstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • New Windsor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Laytonsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Font Hill Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill 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 Woodstock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woodstock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodstock ...

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

Adding Woodstock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Woodstock 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 Woodstock was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodstock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodstock - 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 Woodstock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Woodstock 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 Woodstock). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Woodstock 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.