Town guide

Edgemere, Maryland

Edgemere is a community in Baltimore County, Maryland, home to about 9,061 people across 11 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 21052 and 21219.

Homes sold for a median of $208 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population9,061834 per sq mi
Median home value$372,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$208Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking13%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Edgemere

2 ZIP codes

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Edgemere. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Edgemere

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD10 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA88 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Edgemere; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Edgemere

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Edgemere had 9,069 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.

It’s the 150th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.

Baltimore County grew from 90,755 residents in 1900 to 854,535 in 2020.

Edgemere population by census2000: 9,248, 2010: 8,669, 2020: 9,0699,24820008,66920109,0692020

Baltimore County, 1900–2020

Baltimore County population, 1900 to 20201900: 90,755, 1910: 122,349, 1920: 74,817, 1930: 124,565, 1940: 155,825, 1950: 270,273, 1960: 492,428, 1970: 621,077, 1980: 655,615, 1990: 692,134, 2000: 754,292, 2010: 805,029, 2020: 854,53591K’00’1075K’20’30156K’40’50492K’60’70656K’80’90754K’00’10855K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 44 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near EdgemereJan: high 44°F, low 30°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 32°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 39°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 48°F, 3.6 in; May: high 76°F, low 58°F, 3.4 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 68°F, 3.4 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 73°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 71°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 53°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 43°F, 3 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 35°F, 3.7 in44°30°Jan3.147°32°Feb2.855°39°Mar3.967°48°Apr3.676°58°May3.485°68°Jun3.490°73°Jul4.787°71°Aug4.480°65°Sep4.569°53°Oct3.558°43°Nov3.048°35°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Md Sci Ctr Baltimore, MD weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Baltimore County

340,854 jobs at 20,340 businesses in Baltimore County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Baltimore CountyHealth care and social assistance: 72,819 jobs; Retail trade: 49,045 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 31,092 jobs; Professional services: 27,746 jobs; Construction: 25,005 jobs; Administrative and support: 22,934 jobs; Finance and insurance: 17,055 jobs; Manufacturing: 15,428 jobsHealth care and social assistance 21% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 9% Professional services 8% Construction 7% Administrative and support 7% Finance and insurance 5% Manufacturing 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Edgemere’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Baltimore7.1 miles
  • Medstar Franklin Square Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rosedale8.6 miles
  • Johns Hopkins Hospital, theGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Baltimore9.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers4
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies3

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Edgemere

Parks (4 nearby)

  • Fort Howard Park · 62 acres2.1 mi
  • Oak Road Park · 13 acres0.5 mi
  • Millers Island Park · 5 acres2.1 mi
  • Fort Howard Veterans Park · 4 acres1.3 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Food Lion0.6 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Freedom Drugs0.5 mi

Libraries

  • Turners Station Branch Baltimore County Public Library3.4 mi
  • Sollers Point Branch - Baltimore County Public Library3.5 mi
  • North Point Area Branch Baltimore County Public Library4.2 mi
  • Essex Library6.0 mi

Museums

  • Battle of North Point Memorial Museum4.0 mi
  • Battle of North Point4.1 mi
  • CCBC History Exhibit4.4 mi
  • CCBC History Exhibit4.5 mi
  • Dundalk - Patapsco Neck Historical Society and Museum4.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • The Dundalk Art School4.2 mi

Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Edgemere

Public schools here are run by Baltimore County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Chesapeake Terrace ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5345Public0.5 mi
Edgemere ElementaryBaltimorePre-K–5458Public0.8 mi
Sparrows Point MiddleBaltimore6–8555Public0.6 mi
Sparrows Point HighSparrows Point9–121,095Public0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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