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
- Gwynn Park High School (Brandywine, MD) Football MaxPreps · Aug 15
- Craig Randro Douglas Obituary (2026) - Brandywine, MD - Wiseman Funeral Home & Chapel, P.A. - Camp Springs Legacy obituary · Aug 15
- 12602 Canopy Ave, Brandywine, MD 20613 Realtor.com · Aug 10
- Obituary | Shirley Ann Boswell of Brandywine, Maryland brinsfieldfuneral.com · Jul 11
- What makes Brandywine so special? Prince George's County executive weighs in NBC4 Washington · Jul 24
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
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
📍 Brandywine Forest📍 Brandywine Heights📍 Cheltenham Acres📍 Country Club South📍 Delight📍 Early Manor📍 Gwynn Park📍 Heatherwick📍 Holly Tree Park📍 Holt Manor📍 Marbella📍 Mattawoman Estates📍 Northwood📍 Stonewell📍 White Oak Village
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ 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.
🏞️ 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
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area21.04 sq mi
Coordinates38.6821, -76.8853