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Welcome to Blandford Village ...

Blandford Village is located in Prince George's County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blandford Village: Blandford Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Blandford Village is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Blandford Village lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Blandford Village: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Blandford Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blandford Village.

  • Arlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
  • Alexandria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
  • College Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Greenbelt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Takoma Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Falls Church
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • La Plata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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 Blandford Village. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blandford Village.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blandford Village. 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 Blandford Village.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blandford Village. See our Newspapers Page for Blandford Village.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blandford Village ...

Looking for more information about Blandford Village? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blandford Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blandford Village.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blandford Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Blandford Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Blandford Village area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.