Burtonsville, Maryland

About Burtonsville

Set in the central part of Maryland, Burtonsville is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Burtonsville is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.84 square miles.

📰 Burtonsville News Today

• Burtonsville Park montgomeryparks.org · Jun 25
• Burtonsville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Burtonsville man arrested in NC for fatal stabbing of mother in Maryland DC News Now · May 18
• Burtonsville man arrested in North Carolina after mother found stabbed to death in apartment Saturday WMAR 2 News Baltimore · May 18
• Montgomery County police arrest suspect accused of home break-ins and Jeep theft FOX 5 DC · Jul 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Burtonsville Unique

• The only place in America named Burtonsville — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Burtonsville

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Burtonsville

• Ahadu Ethiopian Cuisine — ethiopian
• Centrado Cafe Shop (café)
• Cuba De Ayer — cuban
• Old Hickory Grill — american
• Restaurant 198 — american
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Zen Asian Grill & Sushi — japanese
• Chicken Basket — chicken
• Naz's Halal Food
• Squisito — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Burtonsville

• Burtonsville Local Park reviews ★
• Columbia Park reviews ★
• Patuxent River Watershed Conservation Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Santini Road Local Park reviews ★
• T. Howard Duckett Watershed · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Burtonsville

• Benjamin Banneker Middle
• Burtonsville Elementary
• Paint Branch High

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Burtonsville

🏘️ Nearby Communities