Welcome to Glenn Dale ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Glenn Dale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Glenn Dale is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Glenn Dale: (301) and (240)<4>

The ZIP code for Glenn Dale: 20769<5>

Communities Also Named Glenn Dale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Glenn Dale - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near Glenn Dale ...

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

• Arlington
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Bowie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Annapolis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
  • Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <6>
• College Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • College Park is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <6>
• Laurel
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Greenbelt
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
  • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <6>
• Hyattsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
  • Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <6>
• Takoma Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Glenn Dale ...

Looking for more information about Glenn Dale? 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 Glenn Dale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Glenn Dale.

Adding Glenn Dale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Glenn Dale post office opened in 1876.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Glenn Dale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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