About Urbana
Urbana is a small unincorporated community in central Maryland.
Officially, Urbana is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.77 square miles.
📰 Urbana News Today
- Elizabeth Thomas Obituary (03/13/1947 - 08/09/2026) - Urbana, MD - The Times of Trenton NJ.com · Aug 13
- Urbana Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Schedule - Urbana Hawks (Ijamsville, MD) Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 24
- Hourly Weather Forecast for Urbana, Frederick, Maryland - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10
- Urbana sweeps Maryland Class 4A Lacrosse Titles; Manchester Valley Girls Repeat in 2A Sports Illustrated · May 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Urbana Unique
- One of 8 places in the US named Urbana — 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.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
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 5 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Urbana
📍 Big Woods Estates📍 Centerville📍 Fairfield Heights📍 Green Valley📍 Hickory Hill📍 Ijamsville Heights📍 Oakridge📍 Old Orchard Estates📍 Rolling Green📍 Sugarloaf Meadows📍 Sugarloaf Vista📍 The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch📍 The Villages Of Urbana Boxwood📍 The Villages Of Urbana Braidwood📍 The Villages Of Urbana Carriage Hill📍 The Villages Of Urbana Ethan Ridge📍 The Villages Of Urbana Gantts Glade📍 The Villages Of Urbana Granary📍 The Villages Of Urbana Green Spring📍 The Villages Of Urbana Notting Hill📍 The Villages Of Urbana Old Spring📍 The Villages Of Urbana Spring House📍 The Villages Of Urbana Stuart's Ridge📍 The Villages Of Urbana Worthington
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Urbana
- Ledo Pizza — pizza
- Mangia e Bevi, Ristorante Italiano — italian
- Pho Yo Bubble — vietnamese
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- The Landon House — american
- The Urbana Lodge
- Waffle House — american
- Black Hog BBQ — barbecue
- Green Turtle
- Kyo Sushi — japanese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Urbana
- Little Bennett Golf Course · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Urbana Lake Fish Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Addison Woods Playground reviews ★
- Annette Alley Playground reviews ★
- Belvedere Green Space reviews ★
- Braidwood Playground reviews ★
- Braveheart Park reviews ★
- Broadstone Green Space reviews ★
- Burgee Court Playground reviews ★
- Carriage Hill Green Space reviews ★
- Charles Ridge Community Park reviews ★
- Community Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Urbana
- Urbana High
- Urbana Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMaryland
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area7.77 sq mi
Coordinates39.3258, -77.3415