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The city of District Heights is located in Prince George's County.
Typical abbreviation for District Heights: District Hts. (or less commonly used: District Hgts.. In Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
District Heights is 70 feet [21.34 m] above sea level.<1>
Time Zone: District Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of District Heights, but it seems to be unique to this community.
At the time of the 2000 Census, District Heights had a population of 5,958 people<2> (or 0.74% of the total population of Prince George's County). The population of District Heights represented 0.11% of the total of Maryland, making it the state's 32nd most populous community.
From the Census Estimates for 2008, District Heights had a population of 6,034 people. This is an increase of 1.28% since the 2000 Census.
The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for District Heights.
| Year | Population | Change
Since 2000 | Year-to-Year Change |
| 2008 | 6,034 | +1.28% | -0.9% since 2007 |
| 2007 | 6,089 | +2.2% | -1.22% since 2006 |
| 2006 | 6,164 | +3.46% | -0.9% since 2005 |
| 2005 | 6,220 | +4.4% | |
| --- | | | | 2000 | 5,958 | The Last Census |
The following is a sample of nearby communities:
| | Community | Direction | Distance<3> | 2008
Population | Change
Since 2000 |
| | Bowie |  NE | 10 mi [16.09 km] | 52,544 | 4.53% increase |
| | College Park |  N | 9 mi [14.48 km] | 26,925 | 9.2% increase |
| | Greenbelt | N | 9 mi [14.48 km] | 21,098 | 1.67% decrease |
| | Hyattsville |  NW | 7 mi [11.27 km] | 15,376 | 4.36% increase |
| | Laurel | N | 16 mi [25.75 km] | 22,329 | 11.87% increase |
| | New Carrollton | N | 7 mi [11.27 km] | 12,460 | 1.02% decrease |
To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for District Heights.
Website for District Heights
| Official Website: | www.districtheights.org/ |
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Search for Local BusinessesPeople are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) District Heights. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.
For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.
If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).
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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around District Heights: Looking for more websites and/or information centered on District Heights? Please visit the Map Page for District Heights. |
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| Last Modified: 04 Nov 2009 |
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