Lanham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland.
As of the 2010 United States Census it had a population of 10,157. 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 3.6 square miles (9.2 km2), of which 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2), 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.
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
reviews (27)
There is bus acessibility in the community, there is park for the children and doctors hospital for emergency.
There is fire station on the neighborhood
The environment is not a non chaotic one with families living around each other and involing in community activities most of the time. The houses have shopping malls, eatries, schools and pharmacies, including gas stations alla round less that a mile. No people smoking in the public and walking aimlessly, no threats at the malls, cars parked outside are very safe and no bad reports so far of harrassment or harm to anyone of different age categories.
Community engagement, giving to others and less privileged, keeping community safe for everyone.
The area needs recreational parks for elderly people and kids to use for leisure.
This community is age friendly because it is very divers. There is a nursing home across from my apartment complex as well as an elementary, middle and high schools within the same community. There are also metro buses that runs through there which make it easier for those without a car to commute.