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Welcome to Tantallon Hills ...

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

Tantallon Hills is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Tantallon Hills ...

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

  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • College Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Fairfax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Takoma Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Vienna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Falls Church
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • La Plata
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tantallon Hills ...

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

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