Located
near Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Annapolis, MD, Fort
Meade is home to the National Security Agency, Defense
Information School and Naval Security Group
Activity. Fort Meade is virtually a city in itself. It consists of 5,415 acres with 65.5 miles of paved roads, 3.3 miles of secondary roads, and about 1,300 buildings.
Main
phone numbers: Commercial (301)677-6261 or DSN
622-6261
Mailing
address: Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison, Fort
Meade, MD 20755-5000
Population:
Approximately 9,350 active duty; 5,959 family
members; 31,669 civilians
Housing: 488
officer family units; 2,374 enlisted family units; 62
unaccompanied units; 192 unaccompanied barracks spaces;
wait up to eight months (301)677-9390
Temporary
lodging: 191 visitor units; 54-room guest
house (301)677-5660
Army
Community Service: (301)677-5590/3418
Schools: Four
elementary, two middle and one high school on post run by
Anne Arundel County
Child
Care: Two centers for about 600; 60 approved
homes (301)677-7712
Health
care: health center. Appointments
(301)677-8606; Tricare/benefits (301)677-8982
Fort
Meade has a large size commissary - (301)677-7463,
a large exchange, a mall, and one shoppette (410)674-7170. Recreation at Fort
Meade includes arts and crafts, bowling, library,
auto hobby, recreation center, golf, gym, tennis,
swimming, outdoor activities, camping, and fishing.
