Baltimore, Maryland
Independent city
City of Baltimore
Downtown, Emerson Bromo-Seltzer Tower, Pennsylvania Station, M&T Bank Stadium, Inner Harbor and the National Aquarium in Baltimore, Baltimore City Hall, Washington Monument
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Charm City;[1] B'more;[2]
Motto(s):  "The Greatest City in America",[1] "Get in on it.",[1] "Believe"[3]
Location within Maryland
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Coordinates: 39°17′N 76°37′W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
City	Baltimore
Historic colony	Province of Maryland
County	None (Independent city)
Founded	1729
Incorporated	1796–1797
Independent city	1851
Named for	Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675)
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Baltimore City Council
• Mayor	Catherine Pugh (D)
• City Council	Council members[show]
• Houses of Delegates	Delegates[show]
• State Senate	State senators[show]
• U.S. House	Representatives[show]
Area [4]
• Independent city	92.05 sq mi(238.41 km2)
• Land	80.95 sq mi (209.65 km2)
• Water	11.10 sq mi (28.76 km2)  12.1%
Elevation [5]	0–480 ft (0–150 m)
Population  (2010)[6]
• Independent city	620,961
• Estimate  (2017)[7]	611,648
• Density	7,556.25/sq mi (2,917.48/km2)
• Urban	2,203,663 (US: 19th)
• Metro	2,808,175 (US: 20th)
• CSA	9,764,315 (US: 4th)
• Demonym	Baltimorean
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	Zip codes[8][show]
Area codes	410, 443, and 667
FIPS code	24-04000
GNIS feature ID	0597040
Website	City of Baltimore