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Welcome to Powder Mill Estates ...

Powder Mill Estates is located in Prince George's County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Powder Mill Estates: Powder Ml. Ests. (or less commonly used: Powder Mll. Ests.)

Powder Mill Estates is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Powder Mill Estates: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Powder Mill Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powder Mill Estates.

  • Arlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
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    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
  • Alexandria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gaithersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Laurel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
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    • 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 southeast)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Takoma Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powder Mill Estates ...

Looking for more information about Powder Mill 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 Powder Mill Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powder Mill 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 Powder Mill 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 Powder Mill Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Powder Mill 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.