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The Brandywine handbook

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

Brandywine has no town government of its own, so Prince George's County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Prince George's County Public Schools. Power in Brandywine comes from Southern Maryland Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Brandywine, 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 Brandywine.

Electricity

Power comes from Southern Maryland Elec Coop

Southern Maryland Elec Coop (Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 98.8% of Brandywine residents. Its homes paid an average of 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $192 a month (its average across Maryland, for customers on its standard service). Maryland lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of Southern Maryland Elec Coop’s home customers do, and Southern Maryland Elec Coop 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 WSSC Water

WSSC Water supplies almost all of Brandywine. It draws surface water and serves 1,900,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2018–Dec 2020, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. MD0150005.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Brandywine

99% of 4,555 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless97%980/880
XfinityCable, Fiber94%2,000/250
T-MobileFixed wireless65%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless21%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Brandywine’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brandywine.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBrandywine 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.

Brandywine kids go to
K–5Brandywine ElementaryPrince George's County Public Schools
6–8Gwynn Park MiddlePrince George's County Public Schools
9–12Gwynn Park HighPrince George's County Public Schools

Brandywine is in Prince George's County Public Schools.

DSchool 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

Brandywine is unincorporated, so Prince George's County is the local government.

Local governmentPrince George's CountyBrandywine is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePrince George's County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Prince George's County (county election office). 1100 Mercantile Lane, Suite 115A, Largo, MD 20774 · (301) 341-7300 · [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

Brandywine is in ZIP code 20613

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BrandywineZIP’s residents in Brandywine
20613Brandywine, MD100%67%

A few homes fall in 20601.

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 Brandywine

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

WSSC Water (EPA ID MD0150005). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2018–Dec 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Brandywine?

Southern Maryland Elec Coop (Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Brandywine?

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

What ZIP codes are in Brandywine?

20613. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Brandywine in?

Prince George's County Public Schools.

How do I register to vote in Brandywine?

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 Prince George's 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.