Berea, Baltimore

Berea
neighborhood statistical area
Baltimore Cemetery entrance at 2500 E. North Avenue in Berea, Baltimore
Berea
Coordinates: 39°18′31″N 76°34′41″W / 39.308501°N 76.578076°W / 39.308501; -76.578076Coordinates: 39°18′31″N 76°34′41″W / 39.308501°N 76.578076°W / 39.308501; -76.578076
Country	United States
State	Maryland
City	Baltimore
Area [1]
• Total	0.439 sq mi (1.14 km2)
• Land	0.439 sq mi (1.14 km2)
Population  (2009)[1]
• Total	4,597
• Density	10,000/sq mi (4,000/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	21213
Area code	410, 443, and 667

Berea is a neighborhood in the East District of Baltimore. Its boundaries are the south side of Sinclair Lane, the east side of Milton Avenue, the west side of Edison Highway, and the north side of Biddle Street. Berea lies between the neighborhoods of Broadway East (west) and (east), north of the Biddle Street neighborhood and south of .^[1][2]

Though the area was once considered middle class, it has in the last century experienced economic depression, housing abandonment, crime, and the effects of the Baltimore riot of 1968. Its residents are largely lower income African Americans. A filming location for The Wire, a Baltimore-based HBO drama, Berea is a neighborhood where Bloods gang members were reported in 2007 to be concentrated.^[3]

See also[]

• List of Baltimore neighborhoods

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berea, Baltimore.

• Baltimore '68: Riots and Rebirth Overview. Langsdale Library Special Collections. University of Baltimore.
• Gadi Dechter (May 24, 2006). "Wish You Weren't Here: A Guided Tour Of The Wire's East Baltimore". Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006.
• "Clifton-Berea" (PDF). Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance. Jacob France Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-21.

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