Potomac Heights, Maryland

Potomac Heights, Maryland
Location of Potomac Heights, Maryland
Location of Potomac Heights, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°36′5″N 77°7′56″W / 38.60139°N 77.13222°W / 38.60139; -77.13222
CountryUnited States
StateMaryland
CountyCharles
Area
 • Total1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2)
 • Land1.07 sq mi (2.78 km2)
 • Water0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
Elevation
59 ft (18 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,036
 • Density965.52/sq mi (372.73/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
FIPS code24-63375
GNIS feature ID0591058
Websitewww.potomacheightshoa.com

Potomac Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Charles County, Maryland, United States. The population was 1,117 at the 2010 census.[2] It has a volunteer fire department and numerous older rambler homes built for workers at the nearby U.S. Navy munitions plant in Indian Head (now known as the Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare Center).

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Potomac Heights CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 3, 2012.