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Harwood, Maryland
Unincorporated community
The U.S. Post Office at Harwood, Maryland, in May 2010.
The U.S. Post Office at Harwood, Maryland, in May 2010.
Harwood, Maryland is located in Maryland
Harwood, Maryland
Harwood, Maryland
Location in Maryland
Harwood, Maryland is located in the United States
Harwood, Maryland
Harwood, Maryland
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  Maryland
County Anne Arundel
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
20776
Area code(s) 410, 443 and 667
GNIS feature ID 590432

Harwood is a crossroads in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, south of Annapolis on Maryland Route 2 (Solomons Island Road).

Education

Southern High School is nearby. A small portion of high school students in Harwood also attend South River High School in nearby Edgewater as well.

Historic structures

  • Obligation
  • Larkin's Hill Farm
  • Larkin's Hundred

Notable people

  • LeRoy Battle (1921–2015), music teacher and Tuskegee Airman
  • Molly Schuyler (1980), American competitive eater; nine time Z-Burger Champ
  • Pete Stark (1931–2020), retired congressman
  • Stan Stearns (1935–2012), photographer
  • Thomas Noble Stockett (1747–1802), surgeon and Revolutionary War veteran
  • Joseph Noble Stockett (1779–1854), 18th/19th century landowner
  • George Washington (1732–1799), dined at Rawlings' Tavern.
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