| Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area | |
| Official Name: | Washington–Baltimore–Arlington, DC–VA–MD–WV–PA Combined Statistical Area |
| Settlement Type: | Combined Statistical Area |
| Map Alt: | Map of Washington–Baltimore Area |
| Coordinates: | 38.97°N -77.32°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State or area |
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| Subdivision Type2: | Constituent metropolitan & micropolitan areas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Core areas:
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| Subdivision Type3: | Principal cities |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | CSA |
| Population Blank2: | 9973383 (3rd) |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Area Code: | 202/771, 301/240/227, 304/681, 410/443/667, 540/826, 703/571, 717/223 |
| Area Code Type: | Area codes |
The Washington–Baltimore combined metropolitan statistical area, colloquially known as the DMV (D.C., Maryland, and Virginia), is a statistical area, including the overlapping metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C. and 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-most populous combined statistical area in the United States behind New York City–Newark, NJ and Los Angeles–Long Beach.[1] [2]
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. Five 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] 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]
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.
See main article: Washington metropolitan area.
See main article: Baltimore metropolitan area.
See main article: 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, 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]
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.
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.
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.
Numbers denote Fortune 500 ranking.
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See main article: List of companies headquartered in Northern Virginia.
| Club | Sport | League | Founded | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Capital One Arena | ||||
| 2005 | Nationals Park | ||||
| 1954 | Oriole Park at Camden Yards | ||||
| 1973 | Capital One Arena | ||||
| 1996 | M&T Bank Stadium | ||||
| 1937 | Commanders Field | ||||
| align=center | 1996 | Audi Field | |||
| Basketball | 1998 | St. Elizabeths East Entertainment and Sports Arena | |||
| Soccer | align=center | 2011 | Maryland SoccerPlex (primary) Audi Field (secondary) Segra Field (secondary) | ||
| 2018 | Segra Field |
| valign=bottom | Airport | valign=bottom | IATA code | valign=bottom | ICAO code | valign=bottom | County | valign=bottom | State | valign=bottom | Note |
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| Baltimore/Washington International Airport | BWI | KBWI | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | The closest airport to Baltimore and region's second-busiest airport[17] | ||||||
| Dulles International Airport | IAD | KIAD | Loudoun County | Virginia | Most international traffic in region | ||||||
| HGR | KHGR | Washington County | Maryland | Serves Western Maryland, the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, and portions of south-central Pennsylvania and northwestern Virginia along the Interstate 81 corridor | |||||||
| DCA | KDCA | Arlington County | Virginia | Region's busiest airport and its closest airport to Washington, D.C. | |||||||
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