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The Washington–Baltimore combined metropolitan statistical area is a statistical area including the overlapping metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C. and of Baltimore. The region includes Central Maryland, Northern Virginia, three counties in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and one county in south-central Pennsylvania. It is the most educated, highest-income, and third-largest combined statistical area in the United States behind New York City–Newark, NJ and Los Angeles–Long Beach.[1][2]

Washington–Baltimore
combined statistical area
Combined Statistical Area
Washington–Baltimore–Arlington,
DC–VA–MD–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area
National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Inner Harbor in Baltimore
Skyline of the Rosslyn area of Arlington
Map
Interactive Map of Washington–Baltimore–Arlington,
DC–VA–MD–WV–PA CSA
Coordinates: 38°58′N 77°19′W / 38.97°N 77.32°W / 38.97; -77.32
CountryUnited States
State or area
Constituent metropolitan & micropolitan areasCore areas:

Outlying areas:

Principal cities
Population
 (2020)
 • CSA
9,973,383 (3rd)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes202/771, 301/240/227, 304/681, 410/443/667, 540/826, 703/571, 717/223
Map of the 2012 OMB-designated Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area.

The area is designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area. It is composed primarily of two major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs): the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA and the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area. In addition, five other smaller urban areas not contiguous to the main urban area but having strong commuting ties with the main area are included in the metropolitan area.[3] These are: the Hagerstown–Martinsburg, Maryland–West Virginia MSA, the Chambersburg–Waynesboro, Pennsylvania MSA, the Winchester, VA–WV MSA, the California–Lexington Park, Maryland MSA, and the Easton, Maryland micropolitan statistical area (µSA).

Some counties, such as Caroline and King George County, Virginia, are not officially designated by OMB as members of this metropolitan area but still consider themselves members anyway.[4][5][6][7][8] This is mostly due to their proximity to the area, the size of their commuter population, and by the influence of local broadcasting stations. The population of the entire Washington–Baltimore Combined Statistical Area as of the 2020 census was 9,973,383. The area's most-populous city is Washington, D.C. with a population of 689,545, and the area's most populous county is Fairfax County, Virginia, with a population of 1,150,309.[9]

Components of the combined statistical area

The counties and independent cities and their groupings that comprise the area are listed below with their 2012 population estimates. Central counties/cities (designated as such by OMB) for each MSA are shown in italics.

Regional organizations

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Founded in 1957, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) is a regional organization of 23 Washington-area local governments, as well as area members of the Maryland and Virginia state legislatures, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives. MWCOG provides a forum for discussion and the development of regional responses to issues regarding the environment, transportation, public safety, homeland security, affordable housing, community planning, and economic development.[10]

The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, a component of MWCOG, is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the metropolitan Washington area.[11]

Baltimore Metropolitan Council

The Baltimore Metropolitan Council is the equivalent organization for the Baltimore portion of the combined Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area.[12] The BMC, which was created in 1992 as the successor to the Regional Planning Council and Baltimore Regional Council of Governments, consists of the Baltimore region's elected executives, representing Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford and Howard counties.[13]

The Baltimore Regional Transportation Board is the federally recognized Metropolitan Planning Organization for transportation planning in the Baltimore region.[13]

List of principal cities

Baltimore area

Washington area

Economy

Primary industries

Biotechnology

Not limited to its proximity to the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland's Washington suburbs are a major center for biotechnology. Prominent local biotechnology companies include MedImmune, United Therapeutics, The Institute for Genomic Research, Human Genome Sciences and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Defense contracting

Many defense contractors are based in Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, Maryland to be close to the Pentagon in Arlington. Local defense contractors include Lockheed Martin, the largest, as well as Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, BAE Systems Inc., Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Booz Allen Hamilton, Leidos, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), and Orbital Sciences Corporation.

Notable company headquarters in the region

Numbers denote Fortune 500 ranking.

Maryland

Baltimore area:

Washington area:

Washington, D.C.

Northern Virginia

Sports

Table of professional teams and venues

ClubSportLeagueFoundedVenue
Washington CapitalsHockeyNHL1974Capital One Arena
Washington NationalsBaseballMLB2005[a]Nationals Park
Baltimore OriolesBaseballMLB1954[a]Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Washington WizardsBasketballNBA1973[a]Capital One Arena
Baltimore RavensFootballNFL1996M&T Bank Stadium
Washington CommandersFootballNFL1937[a]FedExField
D.C. UnitedSoccerMLS1996Audi Field
Washington MysticsBasketballWNBA1998St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena
Washington SpiritSoccerNWSL2011[b]Maryland SoccerPlex (primary)
Audi Field (secondary)
Segra Field (secondary)
Old Glory DCRugby UnionMajor League Rugby2018Segra Field

Transportation

Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI)
Reagan National Airport
Dulles International Airport
Washington Metro
The Capital Beltway (I-495) in Northern Virginia
The Baltimore Metro subway

Commercial Service Airports

AirportIATA codeICAO codeCountyStateNote
Baltimore/Washington International AirportBWIKBWIAnne Arundel CountyMarylandClosest to Baltimore and busiest in region[18]
Capable of handling up to Group V aircraft
Hagerstown Regional AirportHGRKHGRWashington CountyMarylandServes western Maryland, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and portions of south-central Pennsylvania and north-western Virginia along the Interstate 81 corridor. Capable of handling up to Group IV aircraft
Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportDCAKDCAArlington CountyVirginiaClosest to Washington, DC
Capable of handling up to Group IV aircraft
Dulles International AirportIADKIADLoudoun CountyVirginiaMost international traffic in region
Capable of handling Group VI aircraft

Rail transit systems

Major highways

Interstates

U.S. Routes

State Routes

See also

References

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