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Welcome to Windy Oaks ...

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

Windy Oaks is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Windy Oaks ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bowie
    (13 miles [20.9 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>
  • College Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenbelt
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Takoma Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • New Carrollton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bladensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Rainier
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverdale Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windy Oaks ...

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

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