Maryland City mostly consists of an older, compact housing development and is adjacent to Fort Meade army base.

MCVFD Station 27 is located at 3498 Laurel Fort Meade Road.

The 1,200 acres (490 ha) of eastern Laurel, Maryland, were purchased in 1960 for $3 million from a developer planning "Meade City".

[3] Maryland City is located at 39°05′38″N 76°49′05″W / 39.09389°N 76.81806°W / 39.09389; -76.81806 (39.092561, −76.819419) in the westernmost corner of Anne Arundel County.

It is bordered by Laurel in Prince George's County to the west, by the CDP of Scaggsville in Howard County to the north, by the CDP of Jessup to the northeast, and by Fort Meade to the east.

Maryland Route 32 (the Patuxent Freeway) forms the northeast edge of the CDP.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.7 square miles (20.0 km2), all land.