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Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Town in Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
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.
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland | |
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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 | |
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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 code(s) | 301, 240 |
FIPS code | 24-79875 |
GNIS feature ID | 0598208 |
Website | www |
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