Lanham is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Prince George's County

Prince George's County, Maryland

Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....

 in the State

U.S. state

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 of Maryland

Maryland

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 in the United States of America

United States

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. Because it is not formally incorporated, it has no official boundaries, but the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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 has defined a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 consisting of Lanham and the adjacent community of Seabrook

Seabrook, Maryland

Seabrook is an unincorporated community located in central Maryland about east of Washington DC.According to the 2000 census, the population of Lanham-Seabrook 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 and Seabrook, although there is no official boundary between these two communities.-Geography:...

, for statistical purposes. The terminal of Washington Metro

Washington Metro

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's Orange Line, as well as an Amtrak

Amtrak

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 station, are across the Capital Beltway

Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)

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 in New Carrollton, Maryland

New Carrollton, Maryland

New Carrollton is a city located in central Prince George's County, Maryland, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, population was 12,589.New Carrollton is 12.11 miles from central Washington, DC....

. Doctors Community Hospital is located in Lanham.

Education

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

Prince George's County Public Schools

The Prince George's County Public Schools system is a large school district administered by the government of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States and is overseen by the Maryland State Department of Education...

 middle school;Elementary schools

• * James McHenry Elementary School
• Catherine T. Reed Elementary School
• Gaywood Elementary School

Middle schools

• Thomas Johnson Middle School
• Robert Goddard montessori
  Robert Goddard Montessori
  Robert Goddard Montessori is a Montessori school in Seabrook, Maryland. Its enrollment is around 600 students, from Pre-K to eighth grade. It teaches from the Montessori method, developed by Maria Montessori. It is a registered Green School in the state of Maryland...
  
  

High Schools

• DuVal High School

Colleges

• Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary
  Capital Bible Seminary
  Capital Bible Seminary, founded in 1958, is the seminary component of the Christian nondenominational Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary/Equip Institute with its main campus in Lanham, Maryland. The seminary is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the...
  
  /Equip Institute.

Economy

Shoppers Food & Pharmacy

Shoppers Food & Pharmacy

Shoppers Food & Pharmacy is a chain of 65 supermarkets in the Baltimore, northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. areas...

, software company Vocus

Vocus

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, media company Radio one and publisher Rowman & Littlefield

Rowman & Littlefield

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 are based in Lanham.

Places of Worship

• Lanham United Methodist Church
• Grace Presbyterian Church
• Sri Siva Vishnu Temple
  Sri Siva Vishnu Temple
  Sri Siva Vishnu Temple is located in Lanham, Maryland and is about 12 miles from Washington D.C. It is one of the largest temples in the USA. The actual temple construction began in 1988 and the last deity consecration took place in 2002.-Location:...
  
  
• Murugan Temple of North America
  Murugan Temple of North America
  The Murugan Temple of North America is the first temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan in the United States. The temple is located in Lanham, Maryland, about from Washington, D.C.. Conceived in the 1980s and opened in 1999, MTNA celebrates all Hindu and Tamil festivals, holidays and special...