Cottage City, Maryland

About Cottage City

Cottage City is a small town in central Maryland with an estimated population of 1,322.

Officially, Cottage City is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.27 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,896 residents per square mile.

📰 Cottage City News Today

• Cottage City becomes first in Maryland to install stop sign cameras NBC4 Washington · May 7
• John Scott Obituary - Brentwood, MD Dignity Memorial · Dec 23
• Everett Robert Brown's body found on Anacostia River Trail in Cottage City, Md. WJLA · Aug 30
• Cottage City reaches 90th anniversary SoMdNews.com · Aug 4
• Honey, We Bought the Exorcist House! Washingtonian · Sep 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cottage City Unique

• The only place in America named Cottage City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.27 sq mi.
• 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 1 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Cottage City

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Cottage City

• IHOP — breakfast

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cottage City

• Bladensburg Balloon Park Historic Site reviews ★
• Bladensburg Memorial Grove Park reviews ★
• Bladensburg Waterfront Park reviews ★
• Cottage City Park reviews ★
• Newark Road Park reviews ★
• Old Port of Bladensburg Park reviews ★
• Peace Cross Historic Site reviews ★
• Robert Yost Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cottage City

🏘️ Nearby Communities