Eagle Harbor, Maryland

Eagle Harbor, Maryland
Official seal of Eagle Harbor, Maryland
Location of Eagle Harbor, Maryland
Location of Eagle Harbor, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°34′0″N 76°41′13″W / 38.56667°N 76.68694°W / 38.56667; -76.68694
CountryUnited States United States
State Maryland
County Prince George's
Incorporated1929[1]
Area
 • Total0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
 • Land0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total67
 • Density549.18/sq mi (211.70/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
20608
Area code(s)301, 240
FIPS code24-24200
GNIS feature ID0597360
Websitewww.townofeagleharborincmd.org

Eagle Harbor is an incorporated town in the far southeast corner of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, and near the rural community of Aquasco that is known as a historic African American community founded in 1925.[3][4] Per the 2020 census, the population was 67.[5] The Chalk Point Generating Station, owned by NRG Energy, which was sold to Mirant by the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO) in 2000,[6] is located adjacent to the town.

  1. ^ "Eagle Harbor". Maryland Manual. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eagle Harbor, Maryland
  4. ^ Eagle Harbor Historic Community from The National Trust for Historic Preservation
  5. ^ "Eagle Harbor town, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "Mirant Corp · 8-K · For 12/19/00". Fran Finnegan & Company. January 3, 2001. Retrieved December 2, 2007.