Edgewood Maryland Map

About Edgewood, Maryland

Edgewood is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of 25,713. The population density is 580.5 people per km². Edgewood is located at 39.4203°N, 76.2968°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 20817, 21702, 20740.

Edgewood occupies a quiet expanse of the interior landscape where the earth rises in subtle, rhythmic swells toward the horizon. It lies 4.6 miles northwest of Frederick, MD (from Frederick, MD: bearing 313°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-northwest of Ballenger Creek. Carroll Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local terrain, its waters charting a course through the lowlands that define the physical character of the region. To the west, the Blue Ridge Mountains assert their presence against the sky, casting long, violet shadows during the late afternoon that stretch across the fields and residential tracts. The air here carries a crisp, terrestrial weight, devoid of any maritime influence, circulating instead through the woodlands and open plains that separate the community from the distant, rugged elevation of The Cascade.

Clifford Hollow serves as a natural basin that anchors the surrounding topography, providing a stark, geological contrast to the higher ground found near Gambrill State Park. The economy of Edgewood remains tethered to the steady pulse of regional logistics and suburban development, reflecting a transition from the agricultural heritage that once dominated these acres to a modern, quiet industriousness. Residents often seek the stillness of Middletown Reservoir when the heat of midsummer settles over the pavement, finding a reflective peace in the managed waters. Edgewood maintains an understated identity, defined by the interplay of these inland geographical markers and the persistent, quiet endurance of a landscape that has long served as a threshold between the eastern plains and the looming, silent stone of the mountains.

About This Edgewood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edgewood, Maryland. Coordinates: 39.42029, -76.296846. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Edgewood includes the ZIP code (20817, 21702, 20740), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Frederick County (Frederick), and school district assignment (Harford County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.