Crownsville
| Crownsville | |||
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 Location of Crownsville in Anne Arundel |
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| Location in Maryland | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maryland | ||
| County : | Anne Arundel County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 1 ′ N , 76 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,670 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 116 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 14.4 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) of which 14.4 km 2 (about 6 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 37 m | ||
| Postal code : | 21032 | ||
| Area code : | +1 410 | ||
| FIPS : | 24-21075 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0590052 | ||
Crownsville is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County , Maryland , United States and is located approximately 35 kilometers northeast of Washington, DC and approximately 30 kilometers south of Baltimore . The place has almost 2,000 inhabitants.
An anecdote about Crownsville says that this location was chosen by screenwriter Jeff Arch as the original location for the film Sleepless in Seattle , the main character of which works for a newspaper in nearby Baltimore . Due to the feared poor marketability of the place name, however, the title-defining Seattle was ultimately preferred to it.
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Crownsville is connected to the national highway network by Interstate 97 . The closest airport is Lee Airport .