Coppin Heights is a predominately African-American working-class neighborhood in West Baltimore, Maryland. It is located south of North Avenue, west of N Smallwood Street, east of N Dukeland Street, and approximately north of the railroad tracks. The community was originally called "Ash Co. East" (Ash-Co-East). In 1989, it was renamed Coppin Heights. The name "Coppin" is from Fanny Jackson Coppin a pioneering black educator. "Ash Co. East" is probably old slang for the area ("Co.") east of Ashburton, Baltimore - Ash(burton) was the former country estate of the wealthy Gittings family who were old-line former slave owners and influential property owners in Baltimore City and County.