Mitchellville is a community in Prince George's County, Maryland, home to about 11,359 people across 4.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 20720 and 20721.
Homes sold for a median of $215 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Part is in Mitchellville, part in Fairwood and Bowie
Mostly Lake Arbor; part is in Mitchellville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mitchellville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)15 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC12 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA115 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mitchellville; 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.
Mitchellville had 11,136 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.
It’s the 125th 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 (6 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).
321 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mitchellville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 13 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 8 |
| Dentists | 21 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 99 |
| Mental health providers | 118 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 58 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsford ElementaryMitchellville | Pre-K–5 | 458 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Lake Arbor ElementaryMitchellville | Pre-K–5 | 593 | Public | 3.2 mi |
| High Bridge ElementaryBowie | K–5 | 394 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Ernest Everett Just MiddleMitchellville | 6–8 | 752 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Episcopal Day SchoolBowie | Pre-K–8 | 392 | Episcopal | 2.7 mi |
| Victory Christian AcademyBowie | Pre-K–1 | 18 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.6 mi |
| Washington New Church SchoolMitchellville | Pre-K–8 | 30 | Other religious | 0.6 mi |
| Woodstream Christian AcademyMitchellville | Pre-K–12 | 182 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.0 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 Lake Arbor, Bowie, Fairwood, Woodmore and Glenn Dale.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.