About Lusby
Set in the southeastern part of Maryland, Lusby is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Lusby is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.51 square miles.
📰 Lusby News Today
- UPDATE: Decomposed Remains Of 61-Year-Old Man Discovered Behind Vacant Lusby Business The BayNet · Aug 13
- Planters Wharf Road, Lusby, Maryland DailyVoice.com · Aug 13
- News | After resident pushback, Amazon scraps Maryland data center plan CoStar · Aug 13
- Deloris "Doddy" Root Obituary (2026) - Lusby, MD - Rausch Funeral Home, P.A. - Lusby Legacy obituary · Aug 16
- Decomposing Body Found Behind Vacant MD Business, Investigation Underway Patch · Aug 13
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lusby Unique
- The only place in America named Lusby — 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.
- Positioned in southeastern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
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 Lusby
📍 Appeal📍 Carol Court📍 Cherry Hill📍 Chesapeake Woods📍 Cove View📍 Green Hills📍 Hemlock Estates📍 Old Hickory📍 Preston Point📍 Saint Johns Woods📍 Trueman Pointe
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lusby
- Golden Chicken Japanese Grill — asian
- Ledo Pizza — pizza
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Barrel 9
- Bishop's Stand — ice cream (café)
- China King — chinese
- Frying Pan Restaurant
- Jerry and Son's Cafe (café)
- Las Catrinas — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Cove Point Park Pool · Water park
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lusby
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lusby
- Dowell Elementary
- Mill Creek Middle
- Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus
- Patuxent High
- Southern Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.51 sq mi
Coordinates38.3624, -76.4379