Melwood, Maryland

About Melwood

Melwood is a small unincorporated community in southern Maryland.

Officially, Melwood is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.83 square miles.

📰 Melwood News Today

• Melwood expands footprint in Maryland through deal with Humanim The Business Journals · Feb 19
• Melwood To Host 4th Annual EGGstravaganza & Spring Festival In Nanjemoy The BayNet · Mar 19
• Federal contractor bleeding $110K a month amid shutdown, braces for more The Baltimore Banner · Nov 11
• Federal contractor that hires people with disabilities faces uncertainty in shutdown NBC4 Washington · Oct 14
• DATA BREACH ALERT: Edelson Lechtzin LLP is Investigating Claims on Behalf of Melwood, Inc. Customers Whose Data May Have Been Compromised PR Newswire · Jan 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Melwood Unique

• The only place in America named Melwood — 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 southern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Melwood

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Melwood

• Mellwood Hills Community Park reviews ★
• Mellwood Pond Community Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Melwood

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