THE JESSUP LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake Rolling Coastal Plain setting.
Jessup CDP has 6.05 square miles of land in Anne Arundel County, Howard County. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake Rolling Coastal Plain, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Jessup intersects 2 county geographies: Anne Arundel County, Howard County. A Jessup mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Jessup by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Jessup, or 0.1% of its total area. It is 21.6 percentage points lower than the 21.7% recorded for Maryland. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Jessup CDP has 2.2 times the land area of nearby Savage CDP (2.74 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

