Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census it had a population of 11,282. The New Carrollton station (the terminus of the Washington Metro's Orange Line) as well as an Amtrak station are across the Capital Beltway in New Carrollton, Maryland. Doctors Community Hospital is located in Lanham.

History

The Thomas J. Calloway House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lanham has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.54%, is water.

Government and infrastructure

Prince George's County Police Department District 2 Station in Brock Hall CDP, with a Bowie postal address, serves the community.

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Lanham Seabrook Post Office in Lanham CDP.

Economy

EdTech company 2U (Nasdaq: REVU), Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, reverse logistics company Optoro, software company Vocus, media company Radio One and publisher Rowman & Littlefield are based in Lanham.

Demographics

2020 census

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

Religion

Grace Church

Grace Presbyterian Church

Trinity Reformed Presbyterian Church (Orthodox Presbyterian Church)

Lanham Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Lanham United Methodist Church

Murugan Temple of North America

Prince George's Muslim Association

Sri Siva Vishnu Temple

[http://www.sttheodores.org St. Theodore Greek Orthodox Church]

Diyanet Center of America

Kingdom Hall for Jehovah's Witnesses

New Dimensions Church

Korean Maryland Presbyterian Church

Education

Prince George's County Public Schools serves Lanham CDP.

Residents of the CDP are divided between James McHenry Elementary School and Seabrook Elementary School. All residents are zoned to Thomas Johnson Middle School and DuVal High School.

There is a private Catholic school, Academy of Saint Matthias the Apostle.

Other area schools:

;Elementary schools

Catherine T. Reed Elementary School

Gaywood Elementary School

Magnolia Elementary School

Robert Goddard Montessori School

;Middle schools

Robert Goddard Montessori

;Colleges

Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary/Equip Institute

Notable people

Antoine Brooks Jr., NFL player and Super Bowl LVI champion

Daryl Ferguson, Barbadian footballer

Robert Griffith, former NFL strong safety

Frank Kratovil, former US Congressman

Jermaine Lewis, former NFL wide receiver

Guy S. Meloy Jr., former US Army general

Lio Rush, professional wrestler

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Town Zip Code

20703

20706

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