Lanham, Maryland

Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.^[2] As of the 2020 United States census, it has a population of 11,282.^[3] 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.^[4]

Lanham, Maryland
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38°58′01″N 76°51′43″W
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Area [1]
• Total	3.55 sq mi (9.19 km2)
• Land	3.53 sq mi (9.14 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,282
• Density	3,197.85/sq mi (1,234.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	20706
FIPS code	24-45550
GNIS feature ID	597661

History

The Thomas J. Calloway House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[5]

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.^[6]

Government and infrastructure

Prince George's County Police Department District 2 Station in Brock Hall CDP, with a Bowie postal address, serves the community.^[7]

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Lanham Seabrook Post Office in Lanham CDP.^[8][9]

Economy

EdTech company 2U (Nasdaq: REVU), Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, reverse logistics company Optoro, software company Vocus, media company Radio One and publisher Rowman & Littlefield are based in Lanham.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	10,157		—
2020	11,282		11.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 2010,[11] 2020[12]

Lanham first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census^[11] formed from part of the deleted Lanham-Seabrook CDP and part of Mitchellville CDP.^[11]

2020 census

Lanham CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[13]	Pop 2020[12]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	808	588	7.96%	5.21%
Black or African American alone (NH)	6,579	5,998	64.77%	53.16%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	16	17	0.16%	0.15%
Asian alone (NH)	319	352	3.14%	3.12%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	5	0	0.05%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	28	50	0.28%	0.44%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	133	233	1.31%	2.07%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,269	4,044	22.34%	35.84%
Total	10,157	11,282	100.00%	100.00%

Religion

• Diyanet Center of America
• Grace Church
• Grace Presbyterian Church
• Kingdom Hall for Jehovah's Witnesses
• Korean Maryland Presbyterian Church
• Lanham Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
• Lanham United Methodist Church
• Murugan Temple of North America
• New Dimensions Church
• Prince George's Muslim Association
• Sri Siva Vishnu Temple
• St. Matthias the Apostle Catholic Parish^[14]
• St. Theodore Greek Orthodox Church^[15]
• Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church (Orthodox Presbyterian Church)

Education

Prince George's County Public Schools serves Lanham CDP.^[9]

Residents of the CDP are divided between James McHenry Elementary School and Seabrook Elementary School.^[16] All residents are zoned to Thomas Johnson Middle School and DuVal High School.^[17][18]

There is a private Catholic school, Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle.^[9][19]

Other area schools:

Elementary schools

• Catherine T. Reed Elementary School
• Gaywood Elementary School
• Magnolia Elementary School
• Robert Goddard Montessori School

Middle schools

• Robert Goddard Montessori

Colleges

• Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary/Equip Institute

Notable people

• Antoine Brooks (born 1997), NFL player and Super Bowl LVI champion
• Daryl Ferguson (born 1985), Barbadian association footballer
• Robert Griffith (born 1970), former NFL strong safety
• Frank Kratovil (born 1968), former US Congressman
• Jermaine Lewis (born 1974), former NFL wide receiver
• Guy S. Meloy Jr. (1903–1968), former US Army general
• Chinanu Onuaku (born 1996), basketball player
• Lio Rush (born 1994), professional wrestler