| Halethorpe, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Motto: | "Life is heaven in 21227"[1] |
| Pushpin Map: | United States Baltimore |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the State of Maryland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Baltimore |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | June 12, 1893[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2397°N -76.6803°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 21227 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Halethorpe is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The community is considered to be a sub-section of Arbutus by the United States Census Bureau. It is bordered by the main portion of Arbutus to the north, Baltimore to the North East, Elkridge to the South West, and Linthicum to the East. It is southeast of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Halethorpe is home to the Baltimore County Fire Department's Station 5, located on the corner of Washington Boulevard and Halethorpe Farms Road.
There is a large Alcoa aluminum extrusion plant in Halethorpe that used to be part of Kaiser Aluminum.
The Clipper City Brewing Company, the brewer of Heavy Seas Beer, is located on Hollins Ferry Road in Halethorpe.
Halethorpe has one public school, Halethorpe Elementary. Halethorpe has one non-denominational school, Lamb of God School.
The Halethorpe community is served by the no. 77 bus line operated by the Maryland Transit Administration.
A stop on the MARC Penn Line on Southwestern Boulevard serves the Halethorpe-Arbutus community. The Maryland Transit Administration and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County provide bus service to the station.
Halethorpe was the site of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's 1927 centenary celebration, the Fair of the Iron Horse.[3] [4] [5]