Hanover, Maryland
Unincorporated community
Arundel Mills Mall in Hanover
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Coordinates:39°11′34″N76°43′27″W / 39.19278°N 76.72417°W /39.19278; -76.72417
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Anne Arundel Howard
Established	April 30, 1862[2]
Population  (2010)
• Total	12,952[1]
• Density	2,720/sq mi (1,049/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	21076
Area code(s)	410, 443

Hanover is anunincorporated community in the Baltimore/Annapolis area in northwesternAnne Arundel County and easternHoward County in theU.S. state ofMaryland, located south ofBaltimore.

The community is located approximately at the intersection ofMaryland State Highway 100 and theBaltimore–Washington Parkway. It is part of theBaltimore-Washington Metropolitan Combined Statistical Area and is located just southwest of theBaltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (commonly known as "BWI"). It is bordered bySevern to the south,Linthicum to the east, andElkridge to the north and west.

In the past, the community also consisted of "Anderson", a post office stop founded along the B&O tracks from 1874–1881 along modern Anderson Avenue, and operated as "Hanoverville" until December 1896.^[3]

Hanover is located along the fall line where the ocean met the shore in prehistoric times. Native American tribes lived along the lower Patapsco river. archeological digs in 1929 have discovered arrowheads, spearpoints, axes, andgorgets along the Disney farm. The area is now occupied by commercial buildings along Hi Tech drive and Oxford Square development.^[4]

Arundel Mills mall opened in November 2000. Since then, the area has seen explosive growth;shopping centers and housing developments have popped up alongArundel Mills Boulevard (Route 713), which links the B-W Parkway and Route 100 to Arundel Mills. In August 2010, Preston Partners sought to rezone a failed commercial project on the historic Disney farm into atransit-oriented development funded byMagic Johnson.^[5] On November 2, 2010, Anne Arundel County voters approved zoning for a gaming and entertainment complex with 4,750slot machines at Arundel Mills Mall. Thiscasino complex opened asMaryland Live! in June 2012. TheMaryland Department of Transportation is headquartered at 7201 Corporate Center Drive, which has a Hanover address.^[6]Amazon has operated a distribution warehouse in Hanover since 2018.^[7]

According to the 2014–2018 American Community Survey by the United States Census Bureau, Hanover has a median household income of $116,098. 49% of the residents arewhite, 28% areBlack or African-American, 13% areAsian, 5% areHispanic, and 5% of residents are two or more races. Hanover has the largest percentage of Asian-Americans of any community in Anne Arundel County.^[8]

In 2017, Hanover was named as one of the 50 most expensive zip-codes in the state of Maryland, ranking as number 44. Hanover was the 6th most expensive zip-code in Anne Arundel County, being only behindGibson Island,West River,Davidsonville,Severna Park, andGambrills.^[9]

Hanover is served by theAnne Arundel County Public Schools andHoward County Public Schools system.

Howard County:

• Hanover Hills Elementary School [Grades K-5]
• Thomas Viaduct Middle School [Grades 6-8]
• Long Reach High School [Grades 9-12]

Anne Arundel County:

• Frank Hebron Harman Elementary School [Grades K-5]
• Macarthur Middle School [Grades 6-8]
• Severn Run High School [Grades 9-12]
• Lindale Middle School [Grades 6-8][For Magnet Program only, must be accepted through application]
• Brooklyn Park Middle School [Grades 6-8] [For Magnet Program only, must be accepted through application]
• Annapolis High School [Grades 9-12] [For Magnet Program only, must be accepted through application]
• Broadneck High School [Grades 9-12] [For Magnet Program only, must be accepted through application]
• Glen Burnie High School [Grades 9-12] [For Magnet Program only, must be accepted through application]
• North County High School [Grades 9-12] [For Magnet Program only, must be accepted through application]

• Arundel Mills Mall andMaryland Live! casino
• Hawks Ridge/Forest Ridge, a large community with medium and large single family homes, constructed by Ryan Homes from the 1990s – mid 2000s.
• Dorsey Ridge Luxury Apartments and Villas – opened in 2013^[10]
• Parkside Townhomes
• Stoney Run Garden condominiums
• Villages of Dorchester, a residential development
• Arundel Preserve, amixed-use development that at completion will include about two million square feet of office space, 500 apartments, 440 homes, 300,000 square feet (30,000 m²) of retail space, and two hotels nearArundel Mills mall.^[11]
• Ridge Forest, constructed by Ryan Homes in the 1990s
• Ridgefield I and II, constructed by Rice Homes and Washington Homes in the late 1970s and early 1980s
• Ridgewood, constructed by Washington Homes in the early 1980s featuring homes with 1-acre (4,000 m²) lots
• Shipley Homestead, a residential development
• Ridge Retreat, constructed by Baldwin Homes from 2019 to 2020^[12]

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