Fairmount Heights Maryland Map
Explore Fairmount Heights, Maryland, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Fairmount Heights, Maryland
How to Use This Fairmount Heights, Maryland Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fairmount Heights, Maryland. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Maryland or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Fairmount Heights.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Fairmount Heights |
| State | Maryland (MD) |
| County | Prince George's County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.900945 |
| Longitude | -76.915529 |
| Population | 1,528 |
| Density | 2226.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 20743 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| County Seat | Upper Marlboro |
| School District | Prince George's County Public Schools |
About Fairmount Heights, Maryland
Fairmount Heights is a locality in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,528. The population density is 2226.3 people per km². Fairmount Heights is located at 38.9009°N, 76.9155°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Fairmount Heights is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 20743.Fairmount Heights occupies a landscape where the urban density of the coastal plain softens into the patient, verdant sprawl of Maryland’s interior. It lies 2.3 miles northwest of Walker Mill, MD (from Walker Mill, MD: bearing 320°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east of Washington. The terrain here holds a quiet dignity, marked by the steady, rhythmic passage of Watts Branch as it cuts through the local topography, carving small, shadowed depressions into the earth. At Fairmount Heights North Park, the grass grows thick and resilient, offering a wide expanse of green that catches the low, golden light of late afternoon. On the horizon, one might catch the ghost of a silhouette where the Appalachian Mountains stand as a distant, hazy promise, while closer to home, the land feels shaped by the moisture-heavy air that drifts in from the Navy Yard Channel, only a few miles to the east.
Development in Fairmount Heights emerged as a deliberate response to the need for homeownership, establishing a residential character that has anchored the neighborhood for generations. The economy remains rooted in the steady pulse of service and regional labor, reflecting a resilience that mirrors the surrounding geography, from the quiet waters of Northampton Lake to the distant, sheltered reaches of the Burnham Barrier. Life moves with the deliberate pace of a suburb that values its own historical continuity, where the memories of early twentieth-century growth still linger in the architecture of the homes. Residents often look toward the Piney Branch Valley or venture out toward the Rock Creek Park Bike Trail, finding a balance between the functional requirements of modern work and the simple, enduring beauty of a landscape that remains stubbornly, essentially itself.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ghost Bike Memorial (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 282° W
- Marvin Gaye Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 206° SW
- Kenilworth-Parkside Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 288° W
- Charles Jackson (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 273° W
- Fort Circle Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 269° W
- Benning Park (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 202° S
- Anthony Shaw (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 205° SW
- Senator Theater (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 256° W
- Fort Dupont Theater (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 238° SW
- Theodore Hagans Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 2.8 mi, 305° NW
- Battle of Bladensburg (Registered Battlefield) — 2.9 mi, 332° NW
- National Bonsai and Penjing Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 285° W
- John Smilie (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 249° W
- David Walker (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 249° W
- Nathaniel Hazard (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 249° W
- John Gould Stephenson (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 247° SW
- Art Works Now (Arts Centre) — 3.6 mi, 335° NW
- Lummi 9/11 Healing Pole (Public Artwork) — 3.7 mi, 248° W
- National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 275° W
- Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 227° SW
- Lisa Farrell (Gallery) — 4.8 mi, 297° NW
- Cedric Baker Studio (Gallery) — 4.8 mi, 298° NW
- George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 7.0 mi, 250° W · 2,795 acres
- Belt Woods Natural Environment Area - Beltwoods Wildland (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 090° E
- Patuxent Research Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.3 mi, 034° NE · 26k acres
- Rosaryville Sp (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 147° SE
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About This Fairmount Heights Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fairmount Heights, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.900945, -76.915529. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
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).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
