Maryland Park Maryland Map

About Maryland Park, Maryland

Maryland Park is a locality in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 965. The population density is 2093.2 people per km². Maryland Park is located at 38.8884°N, 76.9069°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20743.

Maryland Park defines the character of its landscape through the persistent, low-slung presence of Watts Branch, which carves a quiet path through the local terrain. It lies 1.3 miles northwest of Walker Mill, MD (from Walker Mill, MD: bearing 312°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Washington. The air here carries a heavy, humid weight, a reminder that the Atlantic coastline lies only twenty-four miles away, influencing the way the light catches the moisture in the late afternoon. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, hazy boundary against the sky, while Addison Park serves as the immediate green lung for those who dwell in the vicinity. The land itself is a study in transitional earth, neither fully reclaimed by the wilderness of Cedarville State Forest nor entirely dominated by the encroaching reach of regional infrastructure, maintaining a balance that feels both deliberate and accidental.

History in Maryland Park remains tied to the shifting currents of the regional economy, which has long pivoted toward the maritime influence exerted by the nearby Navy Yard Channel. While the bustle of the harbor remains miles removed, its economic gravity pulls at the daily rhythms of the residents, just as the presence of the Burnham Barrier three miles out suggests a geography shaped by water and sediment. Commuters often look toward the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Terminus for their connection to the wider world, yet the local life persists in a hum of suburban industry and residential expansion. The neighborhood remains an unassuming collection of properties, where the proximity to Northampton Lake offers a rare, stillness-filled respite from the steady, mechanical pulse of modern work.

About This Maryland Park Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maryland Park, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.888446, -76.906918. 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 Maryland Park 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).

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.