About Clarksburg
Clarksburg, MD is a small unincorporated community located in central Maryland.
Clarksburg holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.64 square miles.
📰 Clarksburg News Today
- Clarksburg Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- 22342 Heron Neck Ter, Clarksburg, MD 20871 Realtor.com · Aug 8
- Weather and radar map for Clarksburg, Maryland 20871, United States - The Weather Channel | weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 4
- Demolition of Clarksburg's COMSAT building underway, advancing plans for a mixed-use community Bethesda Magazine · Apr 20
- Maryland man accused of recording women in Banana Republic dressing rooms WBFF · Feb 18
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Clarksburg Unique
- One of 7 places in the US named Clarksburg — but the Maryland one has a character all its own.
- 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.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Clarksburg
📍 Beau Monde Estates📍 Brink📍 Brink Meadow📍 Clarksbrook Estates📍 Clarksburg Heights📍 Fountain View📍 Greenridge Acres📍 Hurley Ridge📍 Milestone📍 Running Brook Acres📍 Watkins Overlook
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Clarksburg
- Applebee's — american
- Cafe Rio — mexican
- Noodles & Company — pasta
- Paris Baguette — french (café)
- Pazzo Pomodoro — pizza
- Red Bowl Sushi
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- China Spring
- Don Pollo
- GrillMarx
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Clarksburg
- Arora Hills Local Park reviews ★
- North Germantown Greenway Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ovid Hazen Wells Greenway Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park reviews ★
- Ridge Road Recreational Park reviews ★
- Seneca Crossing Local Park reviews ★
- Waters House Special Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Wildcat Branch Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Clarksburg Local Park reviews ★
- Clarksburg Village North Local Park reviews ★
- Dowden's Ordinary Park reviews ★
- Greenway Village Neighborhood Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Clarksburg
- Cabin Branch Elementary
- Clarksburg Elementary
- Clarksburg High
- Hallie Wells Middle
- Little Bennett Elementary
- Rocky Hill Middle
- Snowden Farm Elementary
- Wilson Wims Elementary School
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area9.64 sq mi
Coordinates39.2229, -77.2661