Landover, Maryland

Landover, Maryland
Landover
Location within the State of Maryland
Landover
Landover (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°56′N 76°54′W / 38.933°N 76.900°W / 38.933; -76.900
Country United States
State Maryland
County Prince George's
Named afterLlandovery, Wales
Area
  Total
4.00 sq mi (10.37 km2)
  Land4.00 sq mi (10.36 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
25,998
  Density6,499.50/sq mi (2,509.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
20785
Area code(s)301, 240
FIPS code24-45325
GNIS feature ID597655

Landover is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 25,998.

Landover is contained between Sheriff Road and Central Avenue to the south, Hill Road, Cabin Branch Drive, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) Orange Line tracks to the west, John Hanson Highway (U.S. Highway 50) to the north, and Washington D.C.'s Capital Beltway (Interstate 495/95) to the east. Landover borders the communities of New Carrollton, Landover Hills, Glenarden, Lanham, Ardmore, Kentland, Cheverly, Chapel Oaks, Fairmount Heights, Carmody Hills, Pepper Mill Village, Walker Mill, and Largo.