Pylesville, Maryland
Census-designated place
Pylesville is located in Maryland
Pylesville
Pylesville
Pylesville is located in the United States
Pylesville
Pylesville
Coordinates: 39°41′22″N 76°22′24″W / 39.68944°N 76.37333°W / 39.68944; -76.37333
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyHarford
Area
[1]
 • Total4.75 sq mi (12.30 km2)
 • Land4.74 sq mi (12.29 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
358 ft (109 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total711
 • Density149.87/sq mi (57.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
21132[2]
Area code(s)410 and 443 and 667
FIPS code24-64375
GNIS feature ID0591085

Pylesville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 693 at the 2010 census.[3] It is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area.The town was named after Brandon Pyles. Until 1958, this community was served by the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad at milepost 40.3.

Geography

Pylesville is in northern Harford County and straddles Broad Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River. Maryland Route 165 runs through the town, leading northeast 3 miles (5 km) to the Pennsylvania border near Cardiff and southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Jarrettsville. Maryland Route 543 leaves MD 165 just south of the town center, leading south 9 miles (14 km) to Hickory. Bel Air, the Harford County seat, is 12 miles (19 km) to the south via MD 543 and U.S. Route 1 Business.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pylesville CDP has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.3 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.14%, are water.[3] The CDP extends west from the original settlement of Pylesville as far as Maryland Route 24 (St. Clair Bridge Road).

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020711—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Cope, Gilbert, A Record of the Cope Family as Established in America by Gilbert Cope

King and Baird Printers Philadelphia 1881 page 70.

Education

The Harford County Public School System serves Pylesville. Students in the area attend the Tri-school community of North Harford Elementary, High, and Middle schools, all located in the western part of the CDP, along with students form Jarrettsville, Forest Hill, Bel Air, Darlington, Whiteford, Street/Pylesville, Highland, and Norrisville.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pylesville MD ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pylesville CDP, Maryland". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2017.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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