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Welcome to Landover ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Landover, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Landover is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Landover ...

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

  • Arlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • College Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Takoma Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vienna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Landover ...

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

Adding Landover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Landover 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 (so far) for Landover was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Landover post office opened in 1889. The Landover post office closed in 1962.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Landover.

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 Landover - 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 Landover area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Landover 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/