Town guide

Odenton, Maryland

Odenton is a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, home to about 45,002 people across 15 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 21054 and 21113, and parts of 21144 are in Odenton too.

Homes sold for a median of $245 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population45,0023,047 per sq mi
Median home value$435,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$245Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking41%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Odenton

3 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Odenton

Distances

Nearest major airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Baltimore, MD17 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA106 miles away

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

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

Who represents Odenton

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

Odenton had 42,947 residents in the 2020 census, up 109% since 2000.

It’s the 21st largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.

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

Odenton population by census2000: 20,534, 2010: 37,132, 2020: 42,94720,534200037,132201042,9472020

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 OdentonJan: 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 (7 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

373 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Odenton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • University of Md Baltimore Washington Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Glen Burnie6.5 miles
  • Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Annapolis9.7 miles
  • Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Lanham10.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors48
Specialist doctors11
Dentists51
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants73
Mental health providers92
Physical and occupational therapists81
Optometrists7
Chiropractors10
Pharmacies18

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 Odenton

Parks (13 nearby)

  • Dairy Farm · 852 acres0.9 mi
  • Odenton Natural Area · 141 acres0.6 mi
  • Odenton Park · 45 acres0.9 mi
  • WB&A Trail · 12 acres2.1 mi
  • Piney Orchard Park · 12 acres1.4 mi
  • Patuxent Ponds Park · 10 acres2.3 mi

Grocery stores (4 nearby)

  • Giant1.3 mi
  • Food Lion1.5 mi
  • Safeway1.6 mi
  • Wegmans2.1 mi

Pharmacies (4 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.3 mi
  • Walgreens1.4 mi
  • Rite Aid1.7 mi
  • Walgreens1.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Odenton Regional Library1.9 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Odenton Heritage Society Museum2.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Theater3.5 mi
  • Martin Luther King Junior Communications Arts Center4.8 mi
  • Bowie Playhouse6.1 mi
  • Bowie Center for the Performing Arts6.4 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1868.

Notable people born here

  • Cam Whitmore (2004) · American basketball player (born 2004)

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

Schools in Odenton

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

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Four Seasons ElementaryGambrillsPre-K–5667Public0.6 mi
Odenton ElementaryOdentonPre-K–5587Public1.6 mi
Piney Orchard ElementaryOdentonPre-K–5538Public1.5 mi
Seven Oaks ElementaryOdentonPre-K–5506Public3.1 mi
Two Rivers Elementary SchoolOdentonPre-K–5562Public2.7 mi
Waugh Chapel ElementaryOdentonPre-K–5549Public0.4 mi
Arundel MiddleOdenton6–81,312Public0.8 mi
Crofton MiddleGambrills6–81,345Public4.6 mi
Arundel HighGambrills9–121,778Public0.8 mi
Crofton High SchoolGambrills9–121,906Public4.3 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Odenton Christian SchoolOdentonPre-K–12258Baptist1.6 mi
Primrose School of GambrillsGambrillsPre-K–K16Nonsectarian1.8 mi
School of IncarnationGambrillsPre-K–8732Roman Catholic1.0 mi
Beaver Creek Childcare & KindergartenGambrillsK3Nonsectarian3.7 mi
The PrimeronOdentonK5Nonsectarian2.8 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, Crofton, Gambrills and Fort Meade.

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