Hillcrest Heights, Maryland facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Hillcrest Heights, Maryland
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Holy Family Catholic Church at 2210 Calloway Street in Hillcrest Heights, MD
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Hillcrest
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Location of Hillcrest Heights, Maryland
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Maryland |
| County |  Prince George's |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.49 sq mi (6.45 km2) |
| • Land | 2.49 sq mi (6.44 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 15,793 |
| • Density | 6,350.22/sq mi (2,451.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes |
20746, 20748
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| Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-38975 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0597552 |
Hillcrest Heights is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,793 at the 2020 census. For mailing address purposes, it is part of the smaller community of Temple Hills and is also near Suitland.
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Geography
Hillcrest Heights is located at 38°50′18″N 76°57′35″W / 38.83833°N 76.95972°W (38.838212, -76.959795).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all land.
Hillcrest Heights borders the adjacent communities of Marlow Heights, Silver Hill, Suitland, and Glassmanor.
Hillcrest Heights consists mainly of single-family rambler homes and duplex homes built in the 1950s and 1960s. Iverson Mall, a midsize two-level shopping mall which opened in 1967, serves shoppers from Maryland communities as well as from the Anacostia section of Washington. Adjacent to the mall is the older Marlow Heights shopping center. Stations of the Metrorail Green Line are nearby. Also nearby are the U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland and, farther out, Joint Base Andrews and the Capital Beltway. The neighborhood is also convenient to Capitol Hill.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2010 | 16,469 | — | |
| 2020 | 15,793 | −4.1% | |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 356 | 300 | 2.16% | 1.90% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 15,167 | 13,672 | 92.09% | 86.57% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 41 | 43 | 0.25% | 0.27% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 72 | 127 | 0.44% | 0.80% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 2 | 3 | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 15 | 70 | 0.09% | 0.44% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 228 | 374 | 1.38% | 2.37% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 588 | 1,204 | 3.57% | 7.62% |
| Total | 16,469 | 15,793 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
History
Much of the community was originally an estate, Colebrook, purchased in 1671 by Thomas Dent and William Hatton, and then in 1688 by Colonel John Addison. Colebrook Manor, the family homestead of the Addisons, was built in 1808, located in Oxon Run Valley, 2/5 of a mile southeast of the Washington, D.C. line.
Education
The CDP is served by the Prince George's County Public Schools district.
Sections are served by Hillcrest Heights and Panorama elementary schools. All residents are zoned to Benjamin Stoddert Middle School. Most areas are zoned to Potomac High School with some zoned to Crossland High School. There is also a special education school, Jessie B. Mason Regional School, formerly Hillcrest Heights Special Center.
G. Gardner Shugart Middle School was previously in Hillcrest Heights. Shugart was scheduled to close in 2009. According to a Washington Post article written by Nelson Hernandez, Shugart, in which 35% of its students passed a State of Maryland mathematics proficiency test and which underwent a restructuring required by State of Maryland authorities, "is among the schools with long-standing academic problems".
Holy Family Catholic School, a Catholic pre-K to Grade 8 school, is in Hillcrest Heights. The school, on an 11-acre (4.5 ha) campus, opened in 1957. The school closed at the end of the 2019–2020 school year.
See also
In Spanish: Hillcrest Heights para niños
