Alpha, Maryland

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Baltimore. It is located about 16 miles [25 km] to the east of Alpha and has a population of 651,154 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Arlington (VA). It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the south of Alpha and has a population of 189,453 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Annapolis	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	36,524	1.91% increase
	Bowie	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	52,544	4.53% increase
	College Park	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	26,925	9.2% increase
	Frederick	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	59,213	12.22% increase
	Gaithersburg	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	58,744	11.65% increase
	Greenbelt	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	21,098	1.67% decrease
	Hagerstown	NW	47 mi [75.6 km]	39,728	8.29% increase
	Laurel	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	22,329	11.87% increase
	Rockville	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	60,734	28.16% increase
	York (PA)	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	40,097	1.87% decrease
	Alexandria (VA)	S	36 mi [57.9 km]	143,885	12.16% increase
	Fairfax (VA)	SW	38 mi [61.2 km]	23,844	10.91% increase
	Herndon (VA)	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	22,045	1.8% increase
	Leesburg (VA)	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	39,641	40.02% increase
	Manassas (VA)	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	35,205	0.2% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Carriage Hill Village	E	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Columbia	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Eldersburg	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Ellicott City	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Font Hill Village	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Frederick Village	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Freedom Village	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Lakeview Village	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Milford Mill	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Oakwood Village	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Piney Ridge Village	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Randallstown	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Saint Johns Village	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Stone House Village	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Sykesville	NW	4 mi [6.44 km]	4,419	5.29% increase

Howard County

Alpha is located in Howard County.

Below are counties that are near Alpha (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alpha:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alpha
	Anne Arundel County	SE	Montevideo	13 miles [20 km]
	Baltimore City	E	Colonial Village	11 miles [17 km]
	Baltimore County	E	Granite	4 miles [6 km]
	Carroll County	N	Henryton	2 miles [3 km]
	Charles County	S	Kings Manor	11 miles [17 km]
	Frederick County	W	East Rolling Hills	13 miles [20 km]
	Harford County	NE	Eagle View	26 miles [41 km]
	Kent County	E	Deep Landing	37 miles [59 km]
	Montgomery County	SW	Denit Estates	9 miles [14 km]
	Prince George's County	S	Bond Mill Park	14 miles [22 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Maryland<3>

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