Upper Marlboro, Maryland | |
---|---|
Town of Upper Marlboro | |
![]() The Upper Marlboro courthouse under renovation in 2008. | |
![]() Location of Upper Marlboro, Maryland | |
Coordinates: 38°48′59″N 76°45′12″W / 38.81639°N 76.75333°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | ![]() |
Settled | 1695 |
Established | 1706 (as Marlborough Town) |
Replatted | 1744 (as Upper Marlborough) |
Incorporated | 1870[1] |
Founded by | Kingdom of England |
Named for | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough |
Government | |
• Type | Commission[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.74 sq mi (1.91 km2) |
• Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 652 |
• Density | 946.30/sq mi (365.17/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 20772, 20773, 20792 |
Area codes | 301, 240 |
FIPS code | 24-79875 |
GNIS feature ID | 0598208 |
Website | www |
Upper Marlboro, officially the Town of Upper Marlboro, is the county seat of Prince George's County, Maryland.[4] As of the 2020 census, the population within the town limits was 652,[5] although Greater Upper Marlboro, which covers a large area outside the town limits, is many times larger.