Havre de Grace is a city in Harford County, Maryland, home to about 14,994 people across 5.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 21078.
Homes sold for a median of $185 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Havre de Grace; also Aberdeen
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Havre de Grace. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)39 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Wilmington Airport (ILG)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA61 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Havre de Grace; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Havre de Grace had 14,807 residents in the 2020 census, up 31% since 2000.
It’s the 97th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Harford County grew from 28,269 residents in 1900 to 260,924 in 2020.
Harford County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 47.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld, MD weather station (6 miles away).
79,488 jobs at 5,636 businesses in Harford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
219 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Havre de Grace.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 18 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 28 |
| Dentists | 16 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 44 |
| Mental health providers | 62 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 26 |
| Optometrists | 23 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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.
Parks (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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.
Established in 1785.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Harford County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havre de Grace ElementaryHavre De Grace | Pre-K–5 | 593 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Meadowvale ElementaryHavre De Grace | Pre-K–5 | 552 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Roye-Williams ElementaryHavre De Grace | Pre-K–5 | 444 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Havre de Grace MiddleHavre de Grace | 6–8 | 617 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Havre de Grace HighHavre de Grace | 9–12 | 822 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Christian AcademyHavre De Grace | Pre-K–12 | 39 | Pentecostal | 2.4 mi |
| Great Commission Christian AcademyHavre De Grace | K–9 | 17 | Church of the Nazarene | 2.3 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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Shares ZIP codes with Aberdeen.
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