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Fort Meade
MarylandCDP
Fort Meade
Total population
11,225
Median home value
$0
Bachelor's+
Median income
$103,261
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Fort Meade is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,324 at the 2020 census. It is the home to the National Security Agency, Central Security Service, United States Cyber Command and the Defense Information Systems Agency, which are located on the U.S. Army post Fort George G. Meade.
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Geography
Fort Meade is located at (39.105015, −76.741260) in northwestern Anne Arundel County. It is located between the cities of Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and is located approximately 20 minutes from the state capital of Annapolis. It is bounded on the northwest by the Baltimore–Washington Parkway (Maryland Route 295) and on the south and southwest by the Patuxent Freeway (Maryland Route 32), which leads southeast towards Annapolis and northwest to Columbia. Exit 38A off Interstate 95 (in adjacent Howard County) also offers access to here.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Fort Meade, MD from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves89,406
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves75,702
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves64,851
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves62,818
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves60,773
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves55,876
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves55,355
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves53,265
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.5 — 2025-10-274 km E of Riverside, Maryland
- M 2.6 — 2021-06-252 km SE of Woodlawn, Maryland
- M 2.81 — 2019-09-155 km ESE of East Berlin, Pennsylvania
- M 3.03 — 2016-01-173 km NE of Ranson, West Virginia
- M 3.6 — 2010-07-165 km NNW of Barnesville, Maryland
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Maryland
- Gambrills5 mi away
- Elkridge6.2 mi away · pop. 26,283
- South Laurel6.3 mi away
- Laurel6.4 mi away · pop. 29,798
- Ferndale8.1 mi away
- Glen Burnie8.1 mi away
- Arden on the Severn8.3 mi away
- Severna Park9.7 mi away · pop. 40,228
- Herald Harbor9.8 mi away · pop. 2,430
- Lansdowne9.9 mi away
- Burtonsville10.4 mi away · pop. 10,203
- Pasadena10.4 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Fort Meade
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Fort Meade, sourced from Wikidata.
- Protesting for Bradley Manning at Ft. Meade, July 8, 2013Jul 8, 2013demonstration
2013 protest in support of Chelsea Manning
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library