About Prince Frederick
Prince Frederick, MD is a small unincorporated community located in southern Maryland.
Officially, Prince Frederick is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.66 square miles.
📰 Prince Frederick News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Prince Frederick Unique
- The only place in America named Prince Frederick — 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
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Prince Frederick
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Prince Frederick
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Center · Museum
- calvART Gallery · Art gallery
- Arthur Storer Planetarium;Spaceflight America Museum and Sci
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Prince Frederick
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Prince Frederick
- Barstow Elementary
- Calvert Country School
- Calvert County Alternative School
- Calvert Elementary
- Calvert High
- Calvert Middle
- Career and Technology Academy
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Calverthealth Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.