Gambrills, Maryland
Encyclopedia
Gambrills is an unincorporated town in Anne Arundel County
, Maryland
, in the Baltimore
metro area.
The community was named for Augustine Gambrill, plantation owner.
is 21054.
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, in the Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
metro area.
The community was named for Augustine Gambrill, plantation owner.
Population
It has a population of 1,759 as recorded in the last census in 2000. There has been tremendous buildup in recent years during the real estate boom. The population may have increased dramatically. Its ZIP CodeZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
is 21054.
Geography
The latitude of Gambrills is 39.066N. The longitude is -76.665W. Elevation is 154 feet.Schools
- Arundel High SchoolArundel High SchoolArundel High School is a public high school located in Gambrills in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.The school is part of the Anne Arundel County Public School system, and is the primary high school for Gambrills and portions of the Odenton and Crofton areas. Originally, the school was the Anne...
- School of the IncarnationSchool of the IncarnationSchool of the Incarnation is a Catholic school located in Gambrills, Maryland in Anne Arundel County.It has classes for children in kindergarten and from first to eighth grade. It is an inter-parish school that is supported by six parishes in the Archdiocese of Baltimore:* Church of the Holy...
- Nantucket Elementary School