Maryland City, Maryland
census designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Maryland City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 16,093 at the 2010 census. It is located east of Laurel, just over the border with Prince George's County. When the ZIP Code was created in 1963, United States Postal Service designated a large swath of land in western Anne Arundel County with 20724 "Laurel" despite none of 20724 being located in the City of Laurel, which is entirely in Prince George's County. Maryland City mostly consists of an older, compact housing development and is adjacent to Fort Meade army base. A large newer development (built mid-1990s) on the north side of Maryland Route 198 is known as Russett and is included within the Maryland City CDP.
Services
Maryland City is home to the Maryland City Volunteer Fire Department, which is part of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. MCVFD Station 27 is located at 3498 Laurel Fort Meade Road. It is staffed 24 hours a day by four career firefighters, one of whom is an EMT-paramedic. The career staff is supplemented by volunteers.
History
Maryland City was developed by the Maryland City Corp, owned by developer Harvey Kayne.
The public source identifies “Maryland City, Maryland” as census designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Maryland, City and census.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q753934. VIAF identifies the subject as 552146461539727731190. Authority coordinates are 39.093, -76.819. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010 and 1963.
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