Fairmount Heights Maryland Map

About Fairmount Heights, Maryland

Fairmount Heights is a locality in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,416. The population density is 1796.1 people per km². Fairmount Heights is located at 38.9009°N, 76.9155°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20743.

Fairmount Heights rests on land that remembers its agricultural past, a gentle rise in the Prince George's County landscape where the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of pine and damp earth after a spring rain. It lies 5.6 miles south-south-east of College Park, MD (from College Park, MD: bearing 168°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east of Washington. The streets here, lined with a mix of modest single-family homes and apartment buildings, curve and dip with the natural contours of the terrain, suggesting a development that grew organically rather than from a rigid blueprint. Mature trees, their branches heavy with the weight of seasons, cast deep shadows across driveways and sidewalks, creating pockets of cool shade even on the warmest afternoons. The sky above Fairmount Heights often holds a particular quality at dusk, a bruised purple and soft orange that seems to linger, imbuing the ordinary with a quiet, transient beauty. The history of Fairmount Heights is intertwined with the post-World War II suburban boom, a period that saw much of this land transition from fields to housing developments, bringing new residents and a shifting local economy. Its character is shaped by a working-class heritage, a spirit of resilience evident in the neighborhood’s enduring stability and the neighborly nods exchanged on front porches. While not a hub of grand industry, Fairmount Heights has long served as a vital residential anchor for those working in the surrounding corridors of commerce and government, its residents contributing to the broader economic life of the region. There are no towering monuments or sprawling parks within its immediate boundaries, but rather a quiet dignity in its everyday existence, a sense of place built on the steady rhythm of families and their daily routines.

About This Fairmount Heights Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairmount Heights, Maryland — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.900945, -76.915529. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Fairmount Heights and Prince George's County.

Detailed location data for Fairmount Heights includes the ZIP code (20743), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Prince George's County (Upper Marlboro), and school district assignment (Prince George's County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Fairmount Heights is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.