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Welcome to Jackson Landing ...

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

A typical abbreviation for Jackson Landing: Jackson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Jackson Lndng.)

Jackson Landing is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Jackson Landing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Jackson Landing - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Jackson Landing ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bowie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Annapolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • College Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenbelt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bladensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Rainier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverdale Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jackson Landing ...

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

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