About Croom
Set in the southern part of Maryland, Croom is a small unincorporated community.
Croom holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 34.19 square miles.
📰 Croom News Today
- 1 dead, 1 seriously hurt after head-on crash in Prince George’s County DC News Now · Jul 6
- Driver Dies 6 Weeks After Crash In Upper Marlboro Patch · Jul 21
- Bridge over Croom Road to be replaced | Local News SoMdNews.com · Apr 12
- Prince George’s County Officials Investigate Deadly Crash Involving Brandywine Man - - The Southern Maryland Chronicle · Jul 8
- Croom, MD Weather Forecast | MSN Weather MSN · May 29
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Croom Unique
- The only place in America named Croom — 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
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Patuxent Rural Life Museums · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Croom
- Croom Natural Resource Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Jug Bay Natural Area Camping reviews ★
- Jug Bay Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Patuxent River Park III reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area34.19 sq mi
Coordinates38.7398, -76.7552