Lanham, Maryland

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Lanham, Maryland

Lanham is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of Real property that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government....
in Prince George's County

Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County is located in the U.S. state of Maryland immediately north, east, and south of Washington, D.C. As of 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, it had a population of 828,770 and is the wealthiest county in the nation with an African-American majority....
in the State

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
of Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic States of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia and the Washington, D.C. to the south and west, Pennsylvania to the north, and Delaware to the east....
in the United States of America

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. Because it is not formally incorporated, it has no official boundaries, but the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
has defined a census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a type of Place identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as city, towns and villages....
consisting of Lanham and the adjacent community of Seabrook

Seabrook, Maryland

Seabrook is an unincorporated area located in central Maryland about 12 miles east of Washington DC.According to the 2000 census, the population of Lanham-Seabrook, Maryland is 18,190....
, designated Lanham-Seabrook

Lanham-Seabrook, Maryland

Lanham-Seabrook is a census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland. The combination is arbitrary, as there are two separate communities, Lanham, Maryland and Seabrook, Maryland, although there is no official boundary between these two communities....
, for statistical purposes. The terminal of Washington Metro

Washington Metro

The Washington Metro is the rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. and its surrounding suburbs. The system is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ....
's Orange Line, as well as an Amtrak

Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 to provide Inter-city rail train#Passenger trains service in the United States....
station, are across the Capital Beltway

Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)

Interstate 495 is an Interstate Highway that circles Washington, D.C. and its inner suburbs in Maryland and Virginia. I-495 is widely known as the Capital Beltway or simply the Beltway, especially when the context of Washington, D.C....
in New Carrollton, Maryland

New Carrollton, Maryland

New Carrollton is a city located in central Prince George's County, Maryland, Maryland, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, population was 12,589....
. Doctors Community Hospital is located in Lanham.

am is served by the Prince George's County Public Schools

Prince George's County Public Schools

Prince George's County Public Schools is a large school district headquartered in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Maryland, United States; the district serves Prince George's County, Maryland....

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High Schools

Lanham also hosts the Main Campus of .

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