Town guide

White Marsh, Maryland

White Marsh is a community in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to about 10,932 people across 5.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21128, 21162, 21236 and 21237.

Homes sold for a median of $210 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population10,9322,059 per sq mi
Median home value$369,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$210Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking32%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in White Marsh

4 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside White Marsh. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around White Marsh

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)18 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD10 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA83 miles away

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

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

Who represents White Marsh

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

White Marsh had 10,287 residents in the 2020 census, up 21% since 2000.

It’s the 129th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.

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

White Marsh population by census2000: 8,485, 2010: 9,513, 2020: 10,2878,48520009,513201010,2872020

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 White MarshJan: 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 (10 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

1,886 doctors and other health care providers list an office in White Marsh’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Medstar Franklin Square Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rosedale2.4 miles
  • Medstar Good Samaritan HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Baltimore6.7 miles
  • University of Md St. Joseph Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Towson7.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors231
Specialist doctors310
Dentists99
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants474
Mental health providers509
Physical and occupational therapists226
Optometrists20
Chiropractors17
Pharmacies48

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 White Marsh

Parks (17 nearby)

  • Indian Rock Park · 20 acres0.6 mi
  • Gough Park · 17 acres1.7 mi
  • The Trails at Cowenton Ridge Park · 14 acres1.7 mi
  • Snyder Park · 12 acres1.5 mi
  • Soukup Park · 12 acres1.6 mi
  • The Fields at Cowenton Ridge Park · 10 acres1.7 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • Giant0.7 mi
  • Giant1.1 mi
  • Lidl1.2 mi
  • ALDI1.2 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • White Marsh Pharmacy0.7 mi
  • Walgreens1.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • White Marsh Branch Baltimore County Public Library0.8 mi

Museums

  • Natural History Society of Maryland3.7 mi
  • Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum4.6 mi
  • Heritage Society of Essex-Middle River5.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Bud & Bette Cole Amphitheater2.3 mi
  • Strand Theatre Co.5.5 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1965.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in White Marsh

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

Public schools (14)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Chapel Hill ElementaryPerry HallPre-K–5535Public2.1 mi
Fullerton ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5383Public3.1 mi
Honeygo ElementaryPerry HallPre-K–5698Public1.6 mi
Joppa View ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5491Public0.7 mi
Perry Hall ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5476Public1.2 mi
Red House Run ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5694Public4.1 mi
Rossville ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5726Public2.1 mi
Shady Spring ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5375Public3.3 mi
Vincent Farm ElementaryWhite MarshPre-K–5776Public3.0 mi
Gunpowder ElementaryBaltimoreK–5443Public2.2 mi
Nottingham MiddleRosedale6–81,279Public1.6 mi
Perry Hall MiddleBaltimore6–81,582Public1.0 mi
Perry Hall HighBaltimore9–122,012Public0.6 mi
Rosedale CenterBaltimore9–12108Alternative Education3.7 mi
Private schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Baltimore White Marsh Seventh-Day Adventist SchoolBaltimorePre-K–819Seventh-day Adventist2.1 mi
Perry Hall Christian SchoolPerry HallPre-K–12422Baptist2.6 mi
Rosedale Baptist SchoolBaltimorePre-K–12774Baptist2.3 mi
Royal Inernational Christian AcademyWhite MarshPre-K–1242Christian (no specific denomination)2.2 mi
Royal International Christian AcademyWhite MarshPre-K–K42Christian (no specific denomination)2.2 mi
St Joseph School - FullertonBaltimorePre-K–8519Roman Catholic1.5 mi
St Peters Elementary SchoolBaltimoreK–563Evangelical Lutheran Church in America2.4 mi
Bayaan AcademyNottingham3–12766Islamic1.3 mi
Bayaan AcademyBaltimore3–12657Other religious1.3 mi
Christian Covenant AcademyPerry Hall6–109Christian (no specific denomination)1.0 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 Perry Hall, Rosedale, Rossville, Honeygo, Overlea, Baltimore, Carney and Middle River.

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