Westphalia, Maryland

About Westphalia

Westphalia, MD is a small unincorporated community located in central Maryland.

Westphalia holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 9.91 square miles.

📰 Westphalia News Today

• Hanging Body Found in Upper Marlboro Prompts Community Concern The Washington Informer · Sep 21
• Sprouts set as anchor store for Westphalia Town Center, opening planned for 2028 WUSA9 · May 14
• Board of Public Works Approves $6.38 Million for Tennis Courts, Trails, and Land Conservation in Five Maryland Counties Maryland.gov · Aug 5
• Walton Global Signs Sprouts Farmers Market to Anchor Retail Center in Upper Marlboro, Maryland REBusinessOnline · May 11
• Walton Global Signs Sprouts Farmers Market to Anchor Retail Center Near Washington, D.C. Shopping Center Business · May 11

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What Makes Westphalia Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Westphalia — 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

• 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 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Westphalia

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Westphalia

• Cabin Branch West Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Westphalia Woods reviews ★

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