Reisterstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore and Carroll counties,[2] Maryland, United States.

[3] Founded by German immigrant John Reister in 1758, Reisterstown is located to the northwest of Baltimore.

[6] The community stretches along Reisterstown Road (Maryland Route 140) and the Northwestern Expressway (Interstate 795) just north of Owings Mills.

Its northern boundary lies near the junction of MD-140 and Hanover Pike (MD-30), which heads north towards Hampstead.

Other businesses serving travelers soon followed, creating the settlement known as Reister's Town, and eventually Reisterstown.

The census of 2010 reported that there were 25,968 people and 6,740 families residing in the Reisterstown census-designated place (CDP), living in 10,133 of available housing units.

[11] Every year the Reisterstown Main Street organizes free concerts on Friday nights through the late spring till early fall.

The Reisterstown Farmers Market is held Sundays June 11 through October 29 from 9am – 1pm, rain or shine.

Hosted outside Franklin Middle School at 120 Main Street, The Reisterstown Farmers Market focuses on local vendors with goods ranging from bread to produce, hand-crafted jewelry, and natural products.