Brandywine, Maryland

About Brandywine

Brandywine is a small unincorporated community in southern Maryland.

Officially, Brandywine is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 21.04 square miles.

📰 Brandywine News Today

• Bus driver dies in single-vehicle crash near Brandywine WTOP News · Oct 23
• 12614 Knottwood Ln, Brandywine, MD 20613 Realtor.com · Oct 28
• Fire damages more than 160 golf carts at Brandywine business WJLA · Sep 24
• PHOTOS: Fire damages 160 golf carts at Brandywine business WUSA9 · Sep 24
• Obituary | Ernest Henry Riess of Brandywine, Maryland Brinsfield Funeral Home · Aug 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Maryland headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Brandywine Unique

• 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.
• Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Brandywine

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Brandywine

• Bonefish Grill — seafood
• Chevys — mexican
• Hibachi Express Japanese Grill — japanese
• IHOP — breakfast
• Japan Express — japanese
• Shark Bar and Seafood House
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Brandywine

• Waldorf Nrp Barracks · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Brandywine Area Recreation Area reviews ★
• Cheltenham Acres Recreation Area reviews ★
• Pinefield Community Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Brandywine

• Baden Elementary
• Brandywine Elementary
• Gwynn Park High
• Gwynn Park Middle
• William Schmidt Environmental Center

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Brandywine

🏘️ Nearby Communities