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Welcome to Fort Washington Estates ...

Fort Washington Estates is located in Prince George's County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Washington Estates: Ft. Washington Ests.

Fort Washington Estates is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Fort Washington Estates: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Fort Washington Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Washington Estates.

  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairfax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Takoma Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Vienna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
  • Falls Church
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • La Plata
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bladensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Washington Estates ...

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

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