Welcome to Riverdale Heights ...

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

A typical abbreviation for Riverdale Heights: Riverdale Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Riverdale Heights is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Riverdale Heights ...

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

Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
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Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria is located in Alexandria City (VA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 158,726 people
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Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,512 people
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Gaithersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
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Bowie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
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Laurel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
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Takoma Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Takoma Park is located in Montgomery County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,696 people
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Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
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Falls Church
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Church is located in Falls Church City (VA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,631 people
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Mount Rainier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Rainier is located in Prince George's County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
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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 Riverdale Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Riverdale Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverdale Heights ...

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

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