Welcome to Edmonston ...

The town of Edmonston is located in Prince George's County<1>.

The location of Edmonston has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edmonston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Edmonston has a population of 1,494 people<3> (see below for details).

Edmonston is near sea level<4>.

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

Area codes for Edmonston: (301) and (240)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Edmonston had an population of 1,494 people. This is an increase of 3.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 55.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Edmonston had a population of 1,445 people. This makes Edmonston the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Edmonston represents 0.03% of the population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,445 people, the population of Edmonston increased 50.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 959 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Edmonston.

Communities near Edmonston ...

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

• Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <6>
• Alexandria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <6>
• Rockville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <6>
• Gaithersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <6>
• Bowie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
• Laurel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
• Takoma Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takoma Park
  • Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Takoma Park <6>
• Vienna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <6>
• Falls Church
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Church
  • Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <6>
• Glenarden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenarden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
  • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edmonston ...

Looking for more information about Edmonston? 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 Edmonston, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Edmonston.

Adding Edmonston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edmonston 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 Edmonston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Edmonston post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edmonston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edmonston. 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/