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Welcome to Mount Rainier ...The city of Mount Rainier is located in Prince George's County<1>. The location of Mount Rainier has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Mount Rainier was established in 1910. A typical abbreviation for Mount Rainier: Mt. Rainier From the Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Rainier has a population of 8,143 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Mount Rainier is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Mount Rainier lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Mount Rainier: (301) and (240)<5> The ZIP code for Mount Rainier: 20712<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Rainier had an population of 8,143 people. This is an increase of 0.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.18% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Rainier had a population of 8,080 people. This makes Mount Rainier the county's 8th most populous community. The population of Mount Rainier represents 0.14% of the population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 27th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 8,080 people, the population of Mount Rainier decreased 4.92% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,498 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Rainier. Communities near Mount Rainier ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Rainier.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Rainier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Rainier. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Rainier. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Rainier. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Rainier. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Rainier. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Rainier ...Looking for more information about Mount Rainier? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Rainier, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Rainier. Adding Mount Rainier to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Mount Rainier in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mount Rainier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Mount Rainier on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Maryland (1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Rainier. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Rainier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Prince George's County: www.co.pg.md.us/ The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/ Footnotes ...
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