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
