Local servicesHospitalMedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center6.3 miPost officeUpper Marlboro Post Office2.6 miTown hallUpper Marlboro Town Hall??2.4 miPoliceUpper Marlboro Police Department2.4 miFire stationMarlboro Volunteer Fire Department Station 8451.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighFrederick Douglass High Schoolunder a mileElementaryMarlton Elementary School1.3 miCollegePrince George's Community College8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA15 miInterstateI-956.7 miUS highwayUS 301under a mileAmtrakNew Carrollton, MD NCR13 miSubwayBranch Ave Green Line Center PlatformWashington Metro8.4 miCoachWashington, DC (Stadium-Armory Metro station, farthest north bus bay on 19th St. SE.)OurBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 53 min5:42 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 27 min7:21 am – 4:48 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 25°F45 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month September16 in of snow a year, on about 7 days32 days above 90°F, 103 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Upper Marlboro 3 Nnw station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsRosaryville Spstate park · 1.7 mi · 418 acresBillingsley Nrmastate park · 2.4 mi · 438 acresCroom Nrmastate park · 2.8 mi · 101 acresMerkle Nrmastate park · 3.8 mi · 1,677 acresHouse Creek Nrmastate park · 4.1 mi · 161 acresPutuxent River Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 4,469 acresSource: 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 201048 mi away, near Barnesville, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 16 Jul 201048 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
Elevation48 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
