Oxon Hill, Maryland

Oxon Hill, Maryland
Census-designated place
The Capital Wheel at Oxon Hill's National Harbor
The Capital Wheel at Oxon Hill's National Harbor
Oxon Hill is located in Maryland
Oxon Hill
Oxon Hill
Location within the state of Maryland
Oxon Hill is located in the United States
Oxon Hill
Oxon Hill
Oxon Hill (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°48′11″N 76°59′23″W / 38.80306°N 76.98972°W / 38.80306; -76.98972
Country United States
State Maryland
County Prince George's
Area
[1]
 • Total6.45 sq mi (16.70 km2)
 • Land6.44 sq mi (16.68 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,791
 • Density2,918.31/sq mi (1,126.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
20745
Area code(s)301, 240
FIPS code24-59500

Oxon Hill is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in southern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.[2] Oxon Hill is a close suburb of Washington, located southeast of the downtown district and east of Alexandria, Virginia. Since 2008, it contains the 300-acre (120 ha) National Harbor development on the shore of the Potomac River.

For the 1990 and 2000 censuses, the United States Census Bureau defined a census-designated place consisting of Oxon Hill and the adjacent community of Glassmanor, designated Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, for statistical purposes. As of the 2010 census, Oxon Hill was delineated separately and had a population of 17,722.[3] Per the 2020 census, the population was 18,791.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oxon Hill, Maryland
  3. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Oxon Hill CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Oxon Hill CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.