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Welcome to Selbys Landing ...

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

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Selbys Landing for more information about variations on the name of Selbys Landing.

Selbys Landing is near sea level<2>.

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

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

Communities near Selbys Landing ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bowie
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbelt
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bladensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Rainier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverdale Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheverly is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheverly <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 Selbys Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Selbys Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Selbys Landing ...

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