Melwood Maryland Map
Melwood, Maryland — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Melwood, Prince George's County.
Interactive Map of Melwood, Maryland
| City | Melwood |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Prince George's |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.8024 |
| Longitude | -76.8419 |
| Population | 3,401 |
| Density | 509.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Melwood, Maryland
Melwood is a locality in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,401. The population density is 509.6 people per km². Melwood is located at 38.8024°N, 76.8419°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20772.
Melwood exhales a quiet, green breath, a place where the land dips and swells with a gentle, insistent grace. It lies 4.0 miles north-east of Clinton, MD (from Clinton, MD: bearing 50°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-north-east of Prince Georges. The terrain here is a soft undulation, a series of rolling hills that carry the scent of damp earth and pine needles after a summer shower. Mature trees, oaks and maples mostly, stand sentinel, their broad canopies creating a dappled mosaic of light and shadow on the narrow country roads that wind through the landscape. The air itself often carries a humid warmth, a soft blanket that settles in the hollows, and in the late afternoon, the sunlight slants through the leaves with a honeyed glow, painting the fields in hues of amber and gold. The history of Melwood is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring agricultural spirit that has shaped its character for generations. This is a landscape that has always been tied to the bounty of the soil, its economy once deeply rooted in farming, cultivating crops that fed the surrounding region. Though the demands of modern life have shifted some of the focus, the echoes of that agricultural past remain, evident in the open fields that still break the tree line and the weathered barns that stand as quiet testaments to a bygone era. The proximity to larger centers of commerce has also influenced Melwood, lending it a character that is neither purely rural nor fully suburban, but a comfortable, settled blend where the pace of life allows for a lingering conversation on a porch swing and the appreciation of the slow, steady turning of the seasons.
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About This Melwood Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Melwood, Maryland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Melwood and Prince George's County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Melwood is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Melwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
