Parole is a community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, home to about 17,229 people across 10 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 21037 and 21401.
Homes sold for a median of $324 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Edgewater; part is in Parole
Mostly Annapolis; part is in Parole
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Parole. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)15 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA103 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Parole; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Parole had 17,877 residents in the 2020 census, up 27% since 2000.
It’s the 86th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Anne Arundel County grew from 39,620 residents in 1900 to 588,261 in 2020.
Anne Arundel County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 30°F. About 43.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Annapolis Naf, MD weather station (4 miles away).
245,664 jobs at 14,718 businesses in Anne Arundel County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2,366 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Parole’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 219 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 573 |
| Dentists | 113 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 466 |
| Mental health providers | 610 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 317 |
| Optometrists | 33 |
| Chiropractors | 35 |
| Pharmacies | 36 |
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.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (9 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (7 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis ElementaryAnnapolis | Pre-K–5 | 190 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Central Special SchoolEdgewater | Pre-K–12 | 109 | Special Education | 4.4 mi |
| Edgewater ElementaryEdgewater | Pre-K–5 | 577 | Public | 3.3 mi |
| Germantown ElementaryAnnapolis | Pre-K–5 | 467 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Mayo ElementaryEdgewater | Pre-K–5 | 351 | Public | 6.5 mi |
| Monarch Academy Annapolis ESAnnapolis | Pre-K–5 | 634 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Rolling Knolls ElementaryAnnapolis | Pre-K–5 | 402 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Walter S. Mills - Parole ElementaryAnnapolis | Pre-K–5 | 559 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Central ElementaryEdgewater | K–5 | 566 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Mary Moss at Adams AcademyAnnapolis | K–12 | 50 | Special Education | 2.7 mi |
| West Annapolis ElementaryAnnapolis | K–5 | 234 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Central MiddleEdgewater | 6–8 | 1,204 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Phoenix AcademyAnnapolis | 6–12 | 64 | Alternative Education | 1.9 mi |
| Wiley H. Bates MiddleAnnapolis | 6–8 | 707 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Annapolis HighAnnapolis | 9–12 | 2,075 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Center of Applied Technology-SouthEdgewater | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 4.5 mi |
| South River HighEdgewater | 9–12 | 1,680 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Studio 39Annapolis | 9–12 | — | Alternative Education | 2.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book of Life AcademyAnnapolis | Pre-K–5 | 51 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.3 mi |
| Daniel Rothman Religious SchoolAnnapolis | Pre-K–7 | 32 | Jewish | 1.5 mi |
| St Andrew's United Methodist Day SchoolEdgewater | Pre-K–8 | 171 | Methodist | 1.5 mi |
| St Mary Elementary SchoolAnnapolis | Pre-K–8 | 789 | Roman Catholic | 3.3 mi |
| The Summit SchoolEdgewater | 1–8 | 112 | Nonsectarian | 5.3 mi |
| Maven Academy theAnnapolis | 6–12 | 24 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.5 mi |
| St Marys High SchoolAnnapolis | 9–12 | 511 | Roman Catholic | 3.4 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 Annapolis, Mayo, Edgewater, Annapolis Neck and Riva.
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