Metro Baltimore, MD

Two people on a sofa under a Cat Covey throw, cat in the foot-end cave, Baltimore, MD

Communities: 4
Surrounding pop.: 191,170
Radius: 70 mi
Days under 45°F: 152

Definition

For coverage purposes, metro Baltimore is Baltimore, MD together with every incorporated community within 70 miles that is closer to Baltimore than to any other metro anchor — 4 communities and about 191,170 people beyond the core city. Communities are assigned to their nearest anchor, so the boundaries follow travel distance rather than county lines.

Geography

The anchor sits at 39.2904°, -76.6122°. Coverage extends in 2 compass directions from it, reaching 70 miles at its furthest. The largest surrounding community is Lancaster, PA — 59,325 people, 54.2 miles north.

Climate

Between October and April the Baltimore area averages an overnight low of 38°F and reaches 6.5°F at its coldest, with 152 days below 45°F — about 5 months. A cat’s thermoneutral zone starts around 86°F against a typical indoor 64–72°F, so those are the months an indoor cat here is actively hunting for a heat source.

Source: Open-Meteo historical archive, 2024-10-01 to 2025-04-30.

A cat walking into the stay-open cave of a Cat Covey throw, Baltimore, MD

Municipalities

Grouped by population. Each has its own page with local figures.

Places with 50,000 to 74,999 inhabitants1

Lancasterpop. 59,325

Places with 25,000 to 49,999 inhabitants3

Harrisburgpop. 49,188
Yorkpop. 43,935
Annapolispop. 38,722

Cat Covey in this market

A 60″ × 50″ throw with a stay-open pouch sewn into the foot end. The cat takes the cave. Micro Mink fleece outside at 280–320 GSM, Sherpa lining the pouch at 200–250 GSM. Purrch $79, Clowder $99, Nines $119 — free shipping over $79, everywhere in this metro.

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