Welcome to Mitchellville ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mitchellville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

Mitchellville is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Mitchellville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mitchellville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Missouri, Ontario, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Mitchellville ...

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

Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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- Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arlington
- From Mitchellville to Arlington
Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alexandria
- From Mitchellville to Alexandria
Bowie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Mitchellville to Bowie
Annapolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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- Annapolis is located in Anne Arundel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,524 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Annapolis
- From Mitchellville to Annapolis
College Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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- College Park is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to College Park
- From Mitchellville to College Park
Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Mitchellville to Laurel
Greenbelt
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
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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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <4>
Takoma Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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- Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Takoma Park
- From Mitchellville to Takoma Park
Falls Church
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Church <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Falls Church
- From Mitchellville to Falls Church

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitchellville ...

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

Adding Mitchellville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mitchellville 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 Mitchellville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mitchellville post office opened in 1865.

We also found Mitchellville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mitchellville.

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 Mitchellville - 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 Mitchellville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Mitchellville 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/