About Fairland
Fairland, MD is a small unincorporated community located in central Maryland.
Officially, Fairland is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.96 square miles.
📰 Fairland News Today
- Man with large knife seen trying to break into multiple homes in Maryland neighborhood WJLA · Jul 31
- Between Baltimore And Washington, DC Is Maryland's Family-Friendly Park With Sporty Appeal And Scenic Trails islands.com · Jul 26
- FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN MASSIVE HOUSE FIRE – MARYLAND Firefighter Close Calls · Mar 28
- 18 evaluated, 10 hospitalized after moving truck slams into 7 vehicles in Maryland WJLA · Jul 18
- Husband charged in fatal shooting of wife in Fairland home Bethesda Magazine · Nov 11
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Fairland Unique
- 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 Fairland
📍 Castlegate📍 Fairland Heights📍 Green Castle Lakes📍 Greencastle Lakes📍 Peach Orchard Heights📍 Perrywood Estates📍 Silverwood📍 Townes of Gloucester
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Fairland
- Don Ramon — mexican
- ELSI Ethiopian Restaurant — ethiopian
- Island Quizine — jamaican
- Tropicana — jamaican
- Fairland Ethopian Restaurant — ethiopian
- Pho Real
- Pizza Hut — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fairland
- Countryside Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Cross Creek Club Local Park reviews ★
- Duvall Road Neighborhood Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Edgewood Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Fairdale Road Neighborhood Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Miles Road Neighborhood Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Paint Branch Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- Stonecrest Neighborhood Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Tanglewood Neighborhood Park reviews ★
- West Fairland Local Park reviews ★
- Edgewood Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4.96 sq mi
Coordinates39.0808, -76.9525