Derwood, Maryland

About Derwood

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

Derwood holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.63 square miles.

📰 Derwood News Today

• 15817 Buena Vista Dr, Derwood, MD 20855 Realtor.com · Aug 13
• Detectives Investigate Derwood Armed Robbery; Suspect Photos Released Montgomery County, MD (.gov) · May 21
• La Brasita is bringing street-style Latin flavors to Derwood, Md. CNS Maryland · May 7
• Derwood Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Police searching for suspects in Derwood CVS armed robbery who were carrying child DC News Now · May 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Derwood Unique

• The only place in America named Derwood — 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Easy reach of Rockville (2 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Derwood

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Derwood

• AYŞE Meze Lounge — mediterranean
• Botanero
• CAVA — mediterranean
• Coffee Republic — coffee shop (café)
• Fontina Grille — italian
• Il Pizzico — italian
• Panida Thai & Sushi Bar — sushi
• Village Grille — american
• A Bite of China — chinese
• Azteca Tex-Mex

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Derwood

• College Gardens Park reviews ★
• Crabbs Branch Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• King Farm Farmstead reviews ★
• King Farm Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Mark Twain School Athletic Park reviews ★
• Rock Creek Regional Park reviews ★
• Upper Watts Branch Forest Preserve reviews ★
• Axis at Shady Grove Civic Green Park reviews ★
• King Farm Park reviews ★
• Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park reviews ★
• Westside Dog Park - South reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Derwood

• Sequoyah Elementary

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Derwood

🏘️ Nearby Communities