Capitol Heights

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Capitol Heights

Total population

4,020

Median home value

$331,900

20.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$97,155

Capitol Heights$97k

National$74k

Founded

1910

Elevation37 m

Land area2.02 km²

Weather61°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates38.88°, -76.91°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Capitol Heights is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located on the border of both the Northeast & Southeast quadrants of Washington. Per the 2020 census, the population was 4,050. The town of Capitol Heights is officially bounded between Southern Avenue NE/SE to the north, Yost Place, and Eastern Avenue NE to the east, the Watts Branch Stream, Brooke Road, and Capitol Heights Boulevard to the south, and Marlboro Pike to the west. The zip code of Capitol Heights is 20743.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Capitol Heights, MD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Marshall Gilkes

American musician

Frank Small

American politician (1896–1973)

Robert Underwood Johnson

American journalist (1853-1937)

Julian Peterson

American football player

Phil Goss

American basketball player (born 1983)

C

Chris McCray

American basketball player (born 1984)

F

Frank Pollack

American football player

A

Adrian Moten

American football player

A

Alex Hall

American football defensive end

Alexander Robey Shepherd

American politician

Alfred Wingate Craven

American civil engineer (1810-1879)

A

Allan Gilbert Cram

American artist (1886-1947)

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Augustus Parrish

American football player

C

Chad Scott

American football player

Dereck Whittenburg

American basketball player (born 1960)

D

Dusty Harrison

American boxer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Maryland

• Maryland Park
  0.9 mi away · pop. 839
• Fairmount Heights
  1.8 mi away · pop. 1,416
• Cedar Heights
  1.9 mi away
• Suitland
  2.1 mi away
• Forestville
  2.6 mi away · pop. 10,495
• Cheverly
  3.4 mi away
• Morningside
  3.6 mi away
• Colmar Manor
  4 mi away
• Largo
  4.2 mi away
• Marlow Heights
  4.3 mi away
• Hillcrest Heights
  4.4 mi away
• Glenarden
  4.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Capitol Heights

Maryland Heights

Susan W. Frye · 1989

Gotta shop!

Paula Coupe · 2004

The Story of The Committee of 300

John Coleman · 2000

Search results from Open Library.