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Welcome to Essington ...

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

Essington is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Essington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Essington - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Essington.

Communities near Essington ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Annapolis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • College Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Laurel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Takoma Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • New Carrollton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bladensburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Rainier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Essington ...

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

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 Essington - 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 Essington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Essington 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.