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Marlow Heights, Maryland
Location of Marlow Heights, Maryland
Location of Marlow Heights, Maryland
Country  United States
State  Maryland
County Prince George's
Area
 • Total 2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2)
 • Land 2.03 sq mi (5.26 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
262 ft (80 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 6,169
 • Density 3,035.93/sq mi (1,171.98/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
20746, 20748
Area code(s) 301, 240
FIPS code 24-50750
GNIS feature ID 0597719

Marlow Heights is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 6,169 at the 2020 census. The Marlow Heights Shopping Center first opened in 1957 (but extended in 1960 with Hecht's), adjacent to the large community of Hillcrest Heights. It was joined ten years later, in 1967, by the two-level Iverson Mall, the Washington metropolitan area's first enclosed mall.

For mailing address purposes, the area is part of Temple Hills or Suitland. Marlow Heights is located near the U.S. Census Bureau, Andrews Air Force Base, the Metrorail Green Line and Capitol Hill.

Geography

Marlow Heights is located at 38°49′31″N 76°56′52″W / 38.82528°N 76.94778°W / 38.82528; -76.94778 (38.825263, −76.947864).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
2000 6,059
2010 5,618 −7.3%
2020 6,169 9.8%
U.S. Decennial Census
2010 2020

2020 census

Marlow Heights CDP, Maryland – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 272 211 4.84% 3.42%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4,829 4,622 85.96% 74.92%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 21 20 0.37% 0.32%
Asian alone (NH) 104 109 1.85% 1.77%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 2 0.02% 0.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 17 19 0.30% 0.31%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 96 155 1.71% 2.51%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 278 1,031 4.95% 16.71%
Total 5,618 6,169 100.00% 100.00%

Education

The CDP is served by the Prince George's County Public Schools district.

Sections are served by Barnaby Manor and Hillcrest Heights elementary schools. Sections are served by Benjamin Stoddert and Thurgood Marshall middle schools. Sections are served by Crossland High School and Potomac High School.

Imagine Schools operates Imagine Lincoln Public Charter School in Marlow Heights; it has a Temple Hills postal address.

See also

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