About Lanham
Lanham is a small unincorporated community in central Maryland.
Officially, Lanham is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.53 square miles.
📰 Lanham News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Lanham Unique
- The only place in America named Lanham — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Lanham
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Lanham
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
- Graces — asian
- Teppanyaki Grill — chinese
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lanham
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Lanham
- Catherine T. Reed Elementary
- Duval High
- Gaywood Elementary
- Glenarden Woods Elementary
- Howard B. Owens Science Center
- James McHenry Elementary
- Legends Public Charter School
- Magnolia Elementary
- Thomas Johnson Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, Inc ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.