About Eden
Eden is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Maryland.
Eden holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.58 square miles.
📰 Eden News Today
- Abandoned house destroyed after brush pile burning in Eden WBOC TV · Aug 8
- USGS Expertise Informs Design and Construction of New Eel Ladder at Maryland’s Eden Mill Dam usgs.gov · Jun 4
- Deborah Rogers Obituary (2026) - Eden, MD - Bennie Smith Funeral Homes - Salisbury Legacy obituary · Mar 10
- Lacey Eden, former Little Caps player and Maryland native, selected fifth overall in 2026 Draft by PWHL Las Vegas RMNB · Jun 17
- How scientists are helping mysterious, beneficial eels reclaim Maryland rivers The Baltimore Banner · Jul 12
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Eden Unique
- One of 11 places in the US named Eden — but the Maryland one has a character all its own.
- 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Eden
- Chesapeake Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Chesapeake Forest - Bethards Complex · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Chesapeake Forest - Buck Harbor Complex · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Chesapeake Forest - Foster Estate Complex · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bromley Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Richardson Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Easement · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.58 sq mi
Coordinates38.2782, -75.6548