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Greenbelt, MD

Greenbelt, Maryland
City
Roosevelt Center in November 2006. The building typifies the Art Deco style used during the original construction of Greenbelt.
Roosevelt Center in November 2006. The building typifies the Art Deco style used during the original construction of Greenbelt.
Flag of Greenbelt, Maryland
Flag
Official seal of Greenbelt, Maryland
Seal
Location in Prince George's County and Maryland
Location in Prince George's County and Maryland
Greenbelt is located in Maryland
Greenbelt
Greenbelt
Greenbelt is located in the US
Greenbelt
Greenbelt
Location within the state of Maryland
Coordinates: 39°0′2″N 76°53′18″W / 39.00056°N 76.88833°W / 39.00056; -76.88833Coordinates: 39°0′2″N 76°53′18″W / 39.00056°N 76.88833°W / 39.00056; -76.88833
Country  United States of America
State  Maryland
County Prince George's
Incorporated 1937
Government
 • Mayor Emmett V. Jordan (D)
Area
 • Total 16.42 km2 (6.34 sq mi)
 • Land 16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
 • Water 0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi)  0.95%
Elevation 48 m (157 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 23,068
 • Estimate (2012) 23,541
 • Density 1,418.2/km2 (3,673.2/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 20768, 20770, 20771
Area code(s) 301 and 240
FIPS code 24-34775
GNIS feature ID 0597493
Website www.greenbeltmd.gov

Greenbelt is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. Contained within today's City of Greenbelt is the historic planned community now known locally as "Old Greenbelt" and designated as the Greenbelt Historic District. Greenbelt's population was 23,068 at the 2010 U.S. Census.

Greenbelt is known widely as a public cooperative community founded in the New Deal Era. Greenbelt was one of three "green" towns planned in 1935 under the United States Resettlement Administration, along with Greendale, Wisconsin (near Milwaukee) and Greenhills, Ohio (near Cincinnati).

Greenbelt is located at 39°0′2″N 76°53′18″W / 39.00056°N 76.88833°W / 39.00056; -76.88833 (39.000460, -76.888325).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.34 square miles (16.42 km2), of which, 6.28 square miles (16.27 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water. Greenbelt's ZIP codes are 20768, 20770, and 20771.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Goddard Space Flight Center is located in Greenbelt, as is Greenbelt Park, a unit of the National Park System.


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