Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, home to about 57,926 people across 20 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 20715 and 20716, and parts of 20720, 20721 and 20774 are in Bowie too.
Homes sold for a median of $254 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Bowie; also Queen Anne
Part is in Bowie, part in Fairwood and Glenn Dale
Mostly Lake Arbor; part is in Bowie
Mostly Kettering; part is in Bowie
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)16 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA113 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bowie; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bowie had 58,329 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 16th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Prince George's County grew from 29,898 residents in 1900 to 967,201 in 2020.
Prince George's County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 45.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Upper Marlboro 3 Nnw, MD weather station (7 miles away).
276,055 jobs at 16,350 businesses in Prince George's County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
686 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bowie’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 50 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 70 |
| Dentists | 76 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 135 |
| Mental health providers | 220 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 109 |
| Optometrists | 13 |
| Chiropractors | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 16 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (8 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (4 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1882.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Prince George's County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Forge E C CBowie | Pre-K | 230 | Special Education | 2.4 mi |
| Northview ElementaryBowie | Pre-K–5 | 587 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Rockledge ElementaryBowie | Pre-K–5 | 319 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Woodmore ElementaryBowie | Pre-K–5 | 402 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| C. Elizabeth RiegMitchellville | K–12 | 148 | Special Education | 2.4 mi |
| High Bridge ElementaryBowie | K–5 | 394 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Kenilworth ElementaryBowie | K–5 | 364 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Pointer Ridge ElementaryBowie | K–5 | 416 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Tulip Grove ElementaryBowie | K–5 | 477 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Whitehall ElementaryBowie | K–5 | 485 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Yorktown ElementaryBowie | K–5 | 396 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Heather Hills ElementaryBowie | 2–5 | 361 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Benjamin Tasker MiddleBowie | 6–8 | 1,058 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Samuel Ogle MiddleBowie | 6–8 | 806 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Bowie HighBowie | 9–12 | 2,580 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belair Baptist Christian AcademyBowie | Pre-K–12 | 53 | Baptist | 0.9 mi |
| Holy Trinity Episcopal Day SchoolBowie | Pre-K–8 | 392 | Episcopal | 2.2 mi |
| St Matthew's Early Education CenterBowie | Pre-K–K | 16 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 mi |
| St Pius X SchoolBowie | Pre-K–8 | 439 | Roman Catholic | 1.6 mi |
| Victory Christian AcademyBowie | Pre-K–1 | 18 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.6 mi |
| Grace Christian School of Grace Baptist ChurchBowie | K–8 | 322 | Baptist | 2.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kettering, Largo, Brock Hall, Lake Arbor, Mitchellville, Fairwood, Woodmore, Glenn Dale, Springdale, Westphalia, Brown Station, Marlboro Meadows and Queen Anne.
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