Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:42 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:23 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 25°F44 in of rain a year, on about 76 dayswettest month July16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days30 days above 90°F, 95 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beltsville station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksCapitol Technology Universitycollege · 2.6 miLancaster Bible College - Greenbelt Campuscollege · 3.3 miGreenbelt Lakelake · 3.1 miSoil Conservation Service Lakelake · 3.6 miWallace Presbyterian Churchvisitor center · 4.1 miCamp Loop Acampground · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBeltsville Parkpark · under a mileRock Creek Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 53 acresPatuxent Research Refugenational wildlife refuge · 3.7 mi · 12,824 acresMatthew Henson State Park Unit #4state park · 7.7 mi · 61 acresUhler Nrmastate park · 7.8 mi · 170 acresPatuxent Oxbow Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 6.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201031 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201031 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePrince George's County, MD, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighHeat wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality84% of days had good air in 2025306 of 365 days measured56 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Prince George's County monitors, MD
Drinking waterCity of Bowieserves 25,000 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation129 ft39 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Laurel Regional Hospital2.9 miPost officeBeltsville Post Office1.2 miTown hallGreenbelt Municipal Building3.4 miPolicePrince George's County Police Department District 6 Station1.4 miFire stationBeltsville Volunteer Fire Department Station 831under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI15 miInterstateI-951.5 miUS highwayUS 1under a mileAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR7.0 miRailMUIRKIRK MARC nbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)1.3 miCoachLaurel 7-ElevenGreyhound4.5 miTransit51 stops within a mileWashington Metro, Regional Transportation Agency (RTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 20704 ZIP area.
