| Gambrills, Maryland | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Maryland#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Gambrills |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maryland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maryland |
| Subdivision Name2: | Anne Arundel |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 19.67 |
| Area Land Km2: | 19.67 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3034 |
| Population Density Km2: | 154.22 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 90 |
| Coordinates: | 39.085°N -76.6553°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 21054 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 24-31350 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2583626 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.60 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.60 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 399.42 |
Gambrills refers to two neighboring places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located in the Annapolis metro area: the unincorporated community of Gambrills, and the Gambrills census-designated place (CDP). The area was named after Augustine Gambrill, plantation owner. The CDP covers an expansive range that falls within the communities of Crofton, Waugh Chapel, and Odenton. It also borders Davidsonville, Crownsville, Millersville, and Prince George's County, Maryland.
The original village of Gambrills was located on Annapolis Road, 2miles southeast of the center of Odenton. Today, it is an unincorporated, census-designated place. It is the location of Whites Hall Farm, the birthplace and boyhood home of Maryland native Johns Hopkins.
Unincorporated Gambrills has an estimated population of 3,185 as of 2021. In 2022, the population of the CDP was 2,837. The median-income of residents was $140,238.
Gambrills is served by routes 3, 32, and MARC, the Maryland commuter rail service. There is a MARC station in neighboring Odenton. Gambrills is located along Maryland Route 175 (Annapolis Road), and extends south and southeast around the town of Crofton.
Gambrills is the site of two large power centers adjacent to one another: Waugh Chapel Towne Centre (650,000 sq. ft.)[2] part of a 1.2 million square foot mixed-use development, and the Village at Waugh Chapel (357,000 square feet).[3]
The area is served by the following schools: