Edgewood Maryland Map

About Edgewood, Maryland

Edgewood is a locality in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Edgewood is located at 39.4595°N, 77.4742°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 21010.

Edgewood lies as a quiet sentinel in Frederick County, Maryland, a place where the rolling Piedmont terrain begins its gentle descent. It lies 4.6 miles north-west of Frederick, MD (from Frederick, MD: bearing 313°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-north-west of Ballenger Creek. Here, the land is a patchwork quilt of cultivated fields, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the sun's arc, interspersed with woodlands of oak and maple that whisper secrets in the breeze. The air itself carries a subtle fragrance, a blend of damp earth after a spring rain and the distant, sweet promise of honeysuckle that clings to weathered fences. The horizon is a soft, blurred line, where the sky meets the earth in a perpetual, hushed conversation, and the occasional hawk circles lazily, an artist sketching slow, deliberate circles against the vast canvas of blue. The history of Edgewood is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained its people for generations. Once a landscape shaped by the labor of farming, its economy now embraces a broader spectrum, with a quiet hum of small businesses and residential growth. The legacy of agricultural endeavors is still visible in the enduring farmsteads and the persistent rhythm of planting and harvest that echoes through the seasons. While no grand pronouncements mark its past, Edgewood possesses a distinctive character, an unpretentious charm that speaks of enduring community and a life lived in harmony with the land. The evenings here often descend with a particular grace, as the fading light paints the western sky in washes of rose and lavender, casting long, peaceful shadows across the familiar landscape.

About This Edgewood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Edgewood, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.459546, -77.474153. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Edgewood and Frederick County.

Detailed location data for Edgewood includes the ZIP code (20817), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Frederick County (Frederick), and school district assignment (Harford County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Edgewood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.