North Brentwood Maryland Map

About North Brentwood, Maryland

North Brentwood is a locality in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 624. The population density is 2793.1 people per km². North Brentwood is located at 38.9454°N, 76.9516°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 20722.

North Brentwood unfolds as a landscape of modest hills, where the land rolls with a quiet persistence, a gentle rise and fall that hints at the underlying bedrock. It lies 2.5 miles east-south-east of Chillum, MD (from Chillum, MD: bearing 121°T), and is situated 5.7 miles north-east of Washington. Mature trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the often-overcast sky, cast long, cool shadows across the residential streets. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and the fainter, sweeter perfume of blossoming privet hedges. Sunlight, when it breaks through, often possesses a diffused quality, bathing the brick homes and their manicured lawns in a soft, diffused glow, as if filtered through a perpetual, fine mist. Even the paved roads seem to absorb the light rather than reflect it, lending a subdued character to the urban sprawl. The history of North Brentwood is deeply intertwined with the expansion of the Washington metropolitan area, its growth a steady accretion rather than a dramatic boom. Once part of the larger agricultural tapestry of Prince George's County, its transformation into a residential and commercial hub began in earnest in the mid-20th century, drawing workers from the burgeoning federal government and related industries. The local economy today is a mosaic of small businesses—corner stores, family-owned diners, and service providers—that cater to the daily needs of its residents, maintaining a familiar, if somewhat weathered, charm. While no grand monuments define its skyline, the enduring spirit of North Brentwood resides in its established neighborhoods, where generations have put down roots, creating a sense of continuity that hums beneath the surface of everyday life.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of North Brentwood, Maryland with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 North Brentwood and Prince George's County.

Detailed location data for North Brentwood includes the ZIP code (20722), 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 North Brentwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.