| Edgewater, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Maryland#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Maryland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anne Arundel |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.92 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 2.17 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.83 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.99 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.84 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 9446 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1218.92 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 3157.09 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 20 |
| Coordinates: | 38.9372°N -76.5583°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 21037 |
| Area Code: | 410 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-25050 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583612 |
Edgewater is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,023 at the 2010 census.[2]
Edgewater is a suburb located southwest of Annapolis on the south side of the tidal South River. It is bordered by Mayo to the east, gdRiva to the west, and Lothian to the south. To the north, across the South River, are the communities of Parole and Annapolis Neck.
Edgewater is often considered a suburb of Annapolis due to its proximity and development in the area. The area is steadily increasing with retail and residential development. Edgewater is part of the southern portion of Anne Arundel County. Londontown, Southdown, South River Colony, Glebe Heights, Gingerville and Edgewater Beach are some of the neighborhoods found in Edgewater.
Maryland Route 2 (Solomons Island Road) is the main north–south road through the community lined with businesses and residential developments, leading north across the South River Bridge to Annapolis and south to Prince Frederick and beyond. Maryland Route 214 (Central Avenue) intersects MD 2 and forms the southern boundary of the CDP leading east to the communities of Beverley Beach and Mayo. Maryland Route 253 (Mayo Road) curves through the center of the CDP in the Londontown neighborhood connecting Routes 2 and 214.
Lee Airport is a general aviation airport in Edgewater.
Edgewater is served by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
These schools serve the Edgewater area: