Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 55 min5:41 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 26 min7:22 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 26°F48 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month September16 in of snow a year, on about 8 days36 days above 90°F, 86 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Laurel 3 W station, 5 mi away; snow from Beltsville
Nearby landmarksCapitol Technology Universitycollege · 1.3 miPatuxent South Tract National Wildlife Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.8 miLoop Trailtrailhead · 1.9 miRedington Lakelake · 1.9 miCash Lake Trailtrailhead · 1.9 miCash Lakelake · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPatuxent Research Refugenational wildlife refuge · under a mile · 12,824 acresPheasant Run Community Parkpark · under a mileSpringfield Road Parkpark · 1.2 miUhler Nrmastate park · 4.0 mi · 170 acresPatuxent Oxbow Heritage Conservationstate conservation land · 4.8 miPride Finance Natural Resource Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 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 201035 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201035 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 waterWashington Suburban Sanitary Commissionserves 1,900,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation191 ft58 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Maryland Laurel Regional Hospital4.3 miPost officeMontpelier Post Office1.6 miTown hallGreenbelt Municipal Building4.0 miPoliceBowie State University Campus Police Department3.9 miFire stationBowie Volunteer Fire Department Station 8193.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI13 miInterstateI-4954.6 miUS highwayUS 13.2 miAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR7.0 miRailMUIRKIRK MARC nbMaryland Transit Administration (MTA)3.4 miCoachLaurel 7-ElevenGreyhound4.5 miTransit5 stops within a mileRegional 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 20709 ZIP area.
