Mount Vernon Maryland Map

About Mount Vernon, Maryland

Mount Vernon is a locality in Baltimore (city), Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 761. The population density is 22.6 people per km². Mount Vernon is located at 38.2396°N, 75.7853°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21202, 21201, 21801.

Mount Vernon emerges from the flat, moisture-heavy earth where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a vast, pale clarity. The landscape here is defined by low-lying plains and the quiet persistence of water, with the gentle current of Jones Falls carving its path only a mile away to nourish the surrounding soil. To the north, the distant outline of Chestnut Ridge suggests a rugged elevation that never quite touches the stillness of the local terrain. At the center of the daily routine sits Mt Vernon Square Park, an open space where the wind carries the scent of damp grass and the faint, briny promise of Baynes Cove, which lies twelve miles to the east. Even in the stillness of a summer afternoon, one might catch the shimmer of Druid Lake two miles out, a silver plate set firmly into the green-brown expanse of the fields.

Mount Vernon retains the quiet, measured pace of a place built on the cycles of the tide and the turning of the seasons. Historically anchored by the commerce of the nearby waterways, the local economy remains tethered to the land and the small-scale ventures that define its character. People move with a deliberate grace, accustomed to the presence of Reed Bird Island four miles distant, which stands as a silent sentinel in the shifting marshes. While the bustle of larger centers remains a world away, the influence of the Green Spring Valley to the west colors the local landscape with its distinct agricultural legacy. The atmosphere is heavy with the weight of long-held habits, where the light at dusk turns the brick and timber a deep, bruised gold and the air grows cool with the impending night.

About This Mount Vernon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Vernon, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.239562, -75.785308. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Mount Vernon includes the ZIP code (21202, 21201, 21801), telephone area code (410, 443), county seat of Baltimore (city), and school district assignment (Somerset County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.