Independent city
City of Baltimore
The Inner Harbor skyline Fell's Point Oriole Park at Camden Yards Emerson Tower Washington and Lafayette Monuments National Aquarium
Flag Seal
Coordinates: 39°17′22″N 76°36′55″W / 39.28944°N 76.61528°W / 39.28944; -76.61528Coordinates: 39°17′22″N 76°36′55″W / 39.28944°N 76.61528°W / 39.28944; -76.61528
Country	United States
State	Maryland
City	Baltimore
Historic colony	Province of Maryland
County	None (Independent city)
Founded	1729
Incorporated	1796–1797
Independent city	1851
Named for	The 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605–1675)
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Baltimore City Council
• Mayor	Brandon Scott (D)
• City Council	Council members Nick Mosby (President) Zeke Cohen (1) Danielle McCray (2) Ryan Dorsey (3) Mark Conway (4) Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer (5) Sharon Green Middleton (6) James Torrence (7) Kristerfer Burnett (8) John T. Bullock (9) Phylicia Porter (10) Eric Costello (11) Robert Stokes Sr. (12) Antonio Glover (13) Odette Ramos (14)
• Houses of Delegates	Delegates Frank M. Conaway, Jr. (40) (D) Nick Mosby (40) (D) Melissa Wells (40) (D) Tony Bridges (41) (D) Dalya Attar (41) (D) Samuel I. Rosenberg (41) (D) Curt Anderson (43) (D) Maggie McIntosh (43) (D) Regina T. Boyce (43) (D) Keith E. Haynes (44A) (D) Talmadge Branch (45) (D) Cheryl Glenn (45) (D) Stephanie M. Smith (45) (D) Luke Clippinger (46) (D) Robbyn Lewis (46) (D) Brooke Lierman (46) (D)
• State Senate	State senators Antonio Hayes (40) (D) Jill P. Carter (41) (D) Dr. Mary Washington (43) (D) Shirley Nathan-Pulliam (44) (D) Cory V. McCray (45) (D) Bill Ferguson (46) (D)
• U.S. House	Representatives Dutch Ruppersberger (2) (D) John Sarbanes (3) (D) Kweisi Mfume (7) (D)
Area
• Independent city	92.05 sq mi (238.41 km2)
• Land	80.95 sq mi (209.65 km2)
• Water	11.10 sq mi (28.76 km2)  12.1%
Elevation	0–480 ft (0–150 m)
Population  (2020)
• Independent city	585,708
• Rank	30th in the United States 1st in Maryland
• Density	7,235.43/sq mi (2,793.74/km2)
• Metro	2,844,510 (20th)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	ZIP Codes 21201–21231, 21233–21237, 21239–21241, 21244, 21250–21252, 21263–21265, 21268, 21270, 21273–21275, 21278–21290, 21297–21298
FIPS code	24-04000
GNIS feature ID	597040
Primary Airport	Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI)
Commuter Rail
Interstates
U.S. Routes
Website	City of Baltimore

Baltimore is the biggest city in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2020 it had about 585,708 people living there. It is not in any county, so it is called an independent city. It is next to the Chesapeake Bay and used to be an important port for trade by ships. There is still some shipping but the Inner Harbor is now mostly famous for shopping and restaurants, and also for the National Aquarium and other museums.