About Benedict
Set in the southern part of Maryland, Benedict is a small unincorporated community.
Benedict holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.23 square miles.
📰 Benedict News Today
- Southern Maryland Sunflower Festival Returns Sept. 5–6 The BayNet · Aug 13
- Obituary | Sherry Lynn Jones of Benedict, Maryland brinsfieldfuneral.com · Jun 7
- Glenn Benedict, Obituary - Salisbury, MD Dignity Memorial · Jun 28
- Maryland-style Crab Benedict | Cooking Corner CBS News · Apr 28
- MDOT SHA Performing Concrete Repairs on Benedict Bridge Starting Monday, June 22nd, 2026 Southern Maryland News Net · Jun 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Benedict Unique
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.23 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Benedict
- Ray's Pier — seafood
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Benedict
- Hallowing Point District Park reviews ★
- Hallowing Point Research Conservation Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Indian Creek Natural Resource Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Maxwell Hall Natural Resource Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Main Beach reviews ★
- Patuxent River Natural Resource Management Area reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.23 sq mi
Coordinates38.5115, -76.6797