Town guide

Gambrills, Maryland

Gambrills is a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, home to about 2,830 people across 7.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21108 and 21144.

Homes sold for a median of $240 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population2,830372 per sq mi
Median home value$584,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$240Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking40%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Gambrills

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Gambrills

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD13 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA102 miles away

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

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

Who represents Gambrills

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

Gambrills had 3,034 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2010.

It’s the 252nd largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.

Anne Arundel County grew from 39,620 residents in 1900 to 588,261 in 2020.

Gambrills population by census2010: 2,800, 2020: 3,0342,80020103,0342020

Anne Arundel County, 1900–2020

Anne Arundel County population, 1900 to 20201900: 39,620, 1910: 39,553, 1920: 43,408, 1930: 55,167, 1940: 68,375, 1950: 117,392, 1960: 206,634, 1970: 297,539, 1980: 370,775, 1990: 427,239, 2000: 489,656, 2010: 537,656, 2020: 588,26140K’00’1043K’20’3068K’40’50207K’60’70371K’80’90490K’00’10588K’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 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 45 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near GambrillsJan: high 43°F, low 25°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 27°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 34°F, 4 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 44°F, 3.4 in; May: high 76°F, low 53°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 68°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 66°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 59°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 47°F, 3.9 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 37°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 30°F, 3.7 in43°25°Jan3.146°27°Feb2.955°34°Mar4.067°44°Apr3.476°53°May3.984°63°Jun4.089°68°Jul4.587°66°Aug4.180°59°Sep4.468°47°Oct3.957°37°Nov3.148°30°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Baltimore Wash Intl Ap, MD weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Anne Arundel County

245,664 jobs at 14,718 businesses in Anne Arundel County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Anne Arundel CountyHotels and restaurants: 32,136 jobs; Retail trade: 31,070 jobs; Professional services: 30,528 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 30,030 jobs; Construction: 20,912 jobs; Administrative and support: 18,751 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 18,699 jobs; Manufacturing: 15,859 jobsHotels and restaurants 13% Retail trade 13% Professional services 12% Health care and social assistance 12% Construction 9% Administrative and support 8% Transportation and warehousing 8% Manufacturing 7%

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

Health care

364 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gambrills’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Glen Burnie2.7 miles
  • Medstar Harbor HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Baltimore9.6 miles
  • Saint Agnes HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Baltimore10.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors15
Specialist doctors17
Dentists10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants62
Mental health providers214
Physical and occupational therapists38
Chiropractors8
Pharmacies8

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 Gambrills

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Severn-Danza Park · 43 acres1.6 mi
  • Randazzo Park · 18 acres0.8 mi
  • Severn Danza Park · 1 acres1.5 mi
  • Upton Read Park0.8 mi
  • Elizabeth Road Park1.8 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Shoppers Food & Pharmacy1.8 mi
  • Giant1.8 mi
  • ALDI1.9 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.6 mi
  • CVS Pharmacy1.7 mi
  • Walgreens1.9 mi

Libraries

  • Odenton Regional Library2.8 mi
  • Glen Burnie Library3.7 mi
  • Kuethe Library3.8 mi
  • Severn Community Library4.0 mi
  • The Medal of Honor Memorial Library4.1 mi

Museums

  • Odenton Heritage Society Museum3.1 mi
  • Fort George G. Meade Museum4.4 mi
  • National Cryptologic Museum5.9 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Theater4.2 mi

Counts are within about 2 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Johns Hopkins (1795) · American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and abolitionist (1795–1873)
  • Franklin Adreon (1902) · Screenwriter, director, producer, actor (1902-1979)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Gambrills

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

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Quarterfield ElementarySevernPre-K–5544Public1.3 mi
Ridgeway ElementarySevernPre-K–5551Public1.3 mi
Ruth Parker Eason SchoolMillersvillePre-K–12128Special Education1.9 mi
Severn ElementarySevernPre-K–5458Public1.9 mi
Shipley's Choice ElementaryMillersvillePre-K–5344Public3.1 mi
Van Bokkelen ElementarySevernPre-K–5471Public2.3 mi
Millersville ElementaryMillersvilleK–5386Public4.5 mi
Old Mill Middle NorthMillersville6–8958Public2.1 mi
Old Mill Middle SouthMillersville6–81,173Public2.6 mi
Center of Applied Technology-NorthSevern9–12—Career and Technical1.2 mi
Old Mill HighMillersville9–121,832Public2.0 mi
Severn Run High SchoolSevern9–121,608Public1.2 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Elvaton Christian AcademyMillersvillePre-K–862Baptist3.8 mi
Annapolis Area Christian SchoolSevernK–5110Christian (no specific denomination)1.5 mi
High Road School of Anne Arundel CountyMillersvilleK–1267Nonsectarian2.3 mi
High Road School of Anne Arundel CountyMillersville1–1255Nonsectarian2.3 mi
Sheppard Pratt School (at Millersville Es)Millersville3–44Nonsectarian4.5 mi
Annapolis Area Christian SchoolSevern9–12373Christian (no specific denomination)1.2 mi
Archbishop Spalding High SchoolSevern9–121,295Roman Catholic1.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Severn, Severna Park, Glen Burnie and Odenton.

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