Town guide

Cockeysville, Maryland

Cockeysville is a community in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to about 23,962 people across 12 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 21030 and 21031, and parts of 21131 are in Cockeysville too.

Homes sold for a median of $233 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population23,9622,002 per sq mi
Median home value$419,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$233Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking33%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Cockeysville

3 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Cockeysville

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)22 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD13 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA89 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cockeysville; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cockeysville

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Cockeysville had 24,184 residents in the 2020 census, up 25% since 2000.

It’s the 61st largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.

Baltimore County grew from 90,755 residents in 1900 to 854,535 in 2020.

Cockeysville population by census2000: 19,388, 2010: 20,776, 2020: 24,18419,388200020,776201024,1842020

Baltimore County, 1900–2020

Baltimore County population, 1900 to 20201900: 90,755, 1910: 122,349, 1920: 74,817, 1930: 124,565, 1940: 155,825, 1950: 270,273, 1960: 492,428, 1970: 621,077, 1980: 655,615, 1990: 692,134, 2000: 754,292, 2010: 805,029, 2020: 854,53591K’00’1075K’20’30156K’40’50492K’60’70656K’80’90754K’00’10855K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 44 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CockeysvilleJan: high 44°F, low 30°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 32°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 39°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; May: high 76°F, low 58°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 68°F, 3.4 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 73°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 71°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 53°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 43°F, 3 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 35°F, 3.7 in44°30°Jan3.147°32°Feb2.855°39°Mar3.967°48°Apr3.676°58°May3.485°68°Jun3.490°73°Jul4.787°71°Aug4.480°65°Sep4.569°53°Oct3.558°43°Nov3.048°35°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Md Sci Ctr Baltimore, MD weather station (15 miles away).

Jobs in Baltimore County

340,854 jobs at 20,340 businesses in Baltimore County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Baltimore CountyHealth care and social assistance: 72,819 jobs; Retail trade: 49,045 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 31,092 jobs; Professional services: 27,746 jobs; Construction: 25,005 jobs; Administrative and support: 22,934 jobs; Finance and insurance: 17,055 jobs; Manufacturing: 15,428 jobsHealth care and social assistance 21% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 8% Construction 7% Administrative and support 7% Finance and insurance 5% Manufacturing 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

398 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cockeysville’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Greater Baltimore Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Baltimore7.2 miles
  • University of Md St. Joseph Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Towson7.6 miles
  • Mount Washington Pediatric HospitalChildren’s hospital · no emergency room · Baltimore8.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors30
Specialist doctors35
Dentists39
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants57
Mental health providers150
Physical and occupational therapists78
Optometrists5
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies15

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Cockeysville

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Warren Place Park · 9 acres1.5 mi
  • Willowbrook Local Open Space · 6 acres2.1 mi
  • Willowbrook Local Open Space · 4 acres2.1 mi
  • Glenmoore Local Open Space · 2 acres1.7 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • Wegmans0.6 mi
  • Giant0.8 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter1.8 mi
  • Graul's2.3 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.6 mi
  • Walgreens2.2 mi

Libraries

  • Cockeysville Library2.7 mi

Museums (3 nearby)

  • National Electronics Museum0.3 mi
  • System Source Computer Museum0.3 mi
  • National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum2.3 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Cockeysville

Public schools here are run by Baltimore County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Padonia International ElementaryCockeysvillePre-K–5505Public2.6 mi
Warren ElementaryCockeysvillePre-K–5381Public3.1 mi
Cockeysville MiddleCockeysville6–8928Public2.1 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Apple Tree Children's CenterCockeysvillePre-K–K10Nonsectarian2.6 mi
St Joseph School CockeysvilleCockeysvillePre-K–8347Roman Catholic2.2 mi
Sheppard Pratt SchoolHunt Valley2–1261Nonsectarian0.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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