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State
  
Maryland

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
597661

Local time
  
Sunday 11:27 AM

University
  
Capital Bible Seminary

County
  
Prince George's

ZIP codes
  
20706

Area
  
9.2 km²

Population
  
10,157 (2010)

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Country
  
United States of America

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 37% Humidity

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Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland. As of the 2010 United States Census it had a population of 10,157. The New Carrollton station (the terminus of the Washington Metro's Orange Line) as well as an Amtrak station are across the Capital Beltway in New Carrollton, Maryland. Doctors Community Hospital is located in Lanham.

Contents

Map of Lanham, MD 20706, USA

History

The Thomas J. Calloway House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lanham has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.2 km2), of which 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), or 0.54%, is water.

Education

Lanham is served by the Prince George's County Public Schools system.

Elementary schools
  • James McHenry Elementary School
  • Catherine T. Reed Elementary School
  • Gaywood Elementary School
  • Robert Goddard Montessori School
  • Seabrook Elementary School
  • Middle schools
  • Thomas Johnson Middle School
  • Robert Goddard Montessori
  • High Schools
  • DuVal High School
  • Colleges
  • Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary/Equip Institute
  • Economy

    Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, reverse logistics company Optoro, software company Vocus, media company Radio One and publisher Rowman & Littlefield are based in Lanham.

    Religion

  • Grace Presbyterian Church
  • Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church (Orthodox Presbyterian Church)
  • Lanham Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
  • Lanham United Methodist Church
  • Murugan Temple of North America
  • Prince George's Muslim Association
  • Sri Siva Vishnu Temple
  • St. Theodore Greek Orthodox Church
  • Diyanet Center of America
  • Notable people

  • Daryl Ferguson, Barbadian footballer
  • Robert Griffith, former NFL strong safety
  • Frank Kratovil, former US Congressman
  • Jermaine Lewis, former NFL wide receiver
  • Guy S. Meloy, Jr., former US Army general
  • Peter Tork, Musician: bass guitarist and keyboardist in the 1960s' American pop band called The Monkees and whose (fictitious) exploits (with his bandmates) earned a position as an actor in a sitcom about the band members.
  • Diamond A. Montgomery In a relationship with the most handsome man in the United States
  • References

    Lanham, Maryland Wikipedia