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The Annapolis Neck handbook

Living in Annapolis Neck, MD: what to set up and who to call

Annapolis Neck has no town government of its own, so Anne Arundel County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The City of Annapolis water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.3 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

Annapolis Neck has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Annapolis Neck’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Annapolis Neck, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Annapolis Neck.

Electricity

Power comes from Baltimore Gas & Electric

Baltimore Gas & Electric (Baltimore Gas & Electric Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 95.9% of Annapolis Neck residents. Its homes paid an average of 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $177 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of Baltimore Gas & Electric’s home customers do, and Baltimore Gas & Electric still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Annapolis water system

The City of Annapolis water system supplies Annapolis Neck: about 21% of residents live in its service area. Broad Creek serves another 6%. About 73% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Broad Creek as seller) and serves 35,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile6.3 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 6.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% of similar systems’ latest results.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MD0020001.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Annapolis Neck

100% of 4,557 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 93% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
XfinityCable99%1,200/35
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless98%980/880
AT&TFixed wireless30%25/3
T-MobileFixed wireless30%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Annapolis Neck’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Annapolis Neck.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileAnnapolis Neck has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Annapolis Neck kids go to
PK–5Hillsmere ElementaryAnne Arundel County Public Schools
6–8Annapolis MiddleAnne Arundel County Public Schools
9–1214 high schoolsDepends on your address

Annapolis Neck is in Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Annapolis Neck is unincorporated, so Anne Arundel County is the local government.

Local governmentAnne Arundel CountyAnnapolis Neck is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereAnne Arundel County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Anne Arundel County (county election office). P.O. Box 490, Glen Burnie, MD 21060-0490 · (410) 222-6600 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2023
Register to voteOnlineIn Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterservices.elections.maryland.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Annapolis Neck spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Annapolis Neck residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Annapolis NeckZIP’s residents in Annapolis Neck
21403Annapolis, MD92%32%
21037Edgewater, MD6%3%
21401Annapolis, MD2%1%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Annapolis Neck

Who supplies Annapolis Neck’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Annapolis water system (EPA ID MD0020001). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Annapolis Neck?

Baltimore Gas & Electric (Baltimore Gas & Electric Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Annapolis Neck?

Xfinity, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Annapolis Neck?

21403 (92%), 21037 (6%), 21401 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Annapolis Neck in?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Annapolis Neck?

In Maryland you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterservices.elections.maryland.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.