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Bowie, MD 20721
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Mitchellville, MD 20721

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The 20721 ZIP Code is centered1 in Prince Georges County at latitude 38.931 and longitude -76.786 (Panoramio Photos). It is a standard type ZIP Code. Prince Georges County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours) and observes daylight savings time.

The population in ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 20721 was 22,412 with 7,801 housing units; a land area land area of 15.36 sq. miles; a water area of 0.16 sq. miles; and a population density of 1,459.40 people per sq. mile for Census 2000. Demographic Profile

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Nearby Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places

Woodmore, MD (1.4 miles SW)
Holmehurst, MD (1.9 miles NNW)
Mitchellville, MD (2.4 miles E)
Lincoln, MD (2.7 miles NW)
Buena Vista, MD (2.7 miles NW)
Bell, MD (2.7 miles NNW)
Lake Arbor, MD (2.7 miles WSW)
Vista Raceway, MD (2.7 miles NW)
Springdale, MD (3.1 miles W)
Collington, MD (3.1 miles NNE)

Nearby Neighborhoods, Subdivisions & Other Small Populated Places

Kolbes Corner, MD (1.9 miles S)
Essington, MD (3.1 miles ENE)
Heather Hills, MD (3.4 miles ENE)
Tyrol Estates, MD (3.4 miles W)
Pin Oak Village, MD (3.4 miles ENE)
Royale Gardens, MD (3.6 miles W)
Cherry Grove, MD (3.6 miles WNW)
Glenarden Woods, MD (4.3 miles W)
Kidwells Corner, MD (4.3 miles ESE)
Sherwood Manor, MD (4.7 miles NE)

ZIP Codes - Key Concepts

  1. ZIP Codes are categories for grouping mailing addresses and are not exact geographic regions.
  2. The centroid of a ZIP Code may be in one County and the associated city/town in another.
  3. In rural areas, a single ZIP Code may be used for cities and towns in several different Counties / Independent Cities.
  4. ZIP Code "areas" can overlap, be subsets of each other, or be artificial constructs with no geographic area.
  5. ZIP Codes are only loosely tied to cities.

1 Keeping the above key concepts in mind, what we informally refer to as the "center" of a ZIP Code is most often actually the centroid of a polygon.