Hereford Maryland Map

About Hereford, Maryland

Hereford is a locality in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,600. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Hereford is located at 39.5890°N, 76.6633°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21111.

Hereford emerges from the northern reaches of the Piedmont as a landscape of quiet, undulating clay and deep-rooted woodland. It lies 7.5 miles north of Cockeysville, MD (from Cockeysville, MD: bearing 352°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Hunt Valley. The air here holds a crispness that suggests the distant pull of the Atlantic, though the horizon remains landlocked, anchored by the presence of Gunpowder Falls Sp, which stretches its verdant mantle across the immediate terrain. To the west, the silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains form a faint, jagged ink-line against the evening sky, while the crystalline currents of Panther Branch cut through the soil, carving a path toward the larger, stiller waters of Prettyboy Reservoir. The light at dusk settles heavy and gold upon the fields, illuminating the way the land slopes toward the unseen depths of Prettyboy Cove, where the shadows of oak and poplar lengthen across the damp earth. Hardy colonial markers and the remnants of agrarian industry define the character of Hereford, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the turning seasons rather than the frantic pace of the southern metros. Historically tied to the labor of the soil and the milling of timber, the local economy now reflects a blend of residential quietude and the persistent stewardship of the surrounding natural preserves. Residents navigate the winding roads that skirt Frog Hollow, a low-lying basin that catches the morning mist, keeping the collective memory of the region tethered to the patterns of the watershed. Education and land conservation serve as the modern pillars of the locality, ensuring that the sprawling, quiet dignity of the woods remains the defining feature for those who walk these paths.

About This Hereford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hereford, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.588994, -76.663305. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Hereford and Baltimore County.

Detailed location data for Hereford includes the ZIP code (21111), telephone area code (240, 301), county seat of Baltimore County (Towson), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hereford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.