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Cheltenham
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°44′8″N 76°49′35″W / 38.73556°N 76.82639°W / 38.73556; -76.82639
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Elevation	190 ft (60 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	20623
Area code(s)	240 and 301
GNIS feature ID	597222

Cheltenham is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, in southern Maryland, United States, adjacent to U.S. Highway 301. It is named after Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

History

The Cheltenham Youth Detention Center, a juvenile correctional facility, was founded in the 1870s as a "House of Reformation for Colored Children" by Baltimore merchant, banker, and philanthropist Enoch Pratt on his former farm property. Cheltenham is also home to the Southern Maryland Regional Farmers Market, and the Cheltenham State Veterans Cemetery, along with many scenic farms and woods.

Geography

Nearby is the Marlton housing development.

References

1. "Cheltenham ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
2. "Cheltenham Youth Detention Center". Maryland Department of Juvenile Services.
3. Barbic, Kari. "Enoch Pratt". Philanthropy Roundtable. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
4. "Southern Maryland Regional Farmers Market". Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
5. "Cemetery and Memorial Program". Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs. June 24, 2016.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cheltenham, Maryland

v t e Municipalities and communities of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States
County seat: Upper Marlboro
Cities	Bowie College Park District Heights Glenarden Greenbelt Hyattsville Laurel Mount Rainier New Carrollton Seat Pleasant
Towns	Berwyn Heights Bladensburg Brentwood Capitol Heights Cheverly Colmar Manor Cottage City Eagle Harbor Edmonston Fairmount Heights Forest Heights Landover Hills Morningside North Brentwood Riverdale Park University Park Upper Marlboro
CDPs	Accokeek Adelphi Andrews AFB Aquasco Baden Beltsville Brandywine Brock Hall Brown Station Calverton‡ Camp Springs Cedar Heights Cedarville Chillum Clinton Coral Hills Croom East Riverdale Fairwood Forestville Fort Washington Friendly Glassmanor Glenn Dale Hillandale‡ Hillcrest Heights Kettering Konterra Lake Arbor Landover Langley Park Lanham Largo Marlboro Meadows Marlboro Village Marlow Heights Marlton Maryland Park Melwood Mitchellville National Harbor Oxon Hill Peppermill Village Queen Anne Queensland Rosaryville Seabrook Silver Hill South Laurel Springdale Suitland Summerfield Temple Hills Walker Mill West Laurel Westphalia Woodlawn Woodmore
Other communities	Andrews Manor Ardmore Avondale Carmody Hills Carole Highlands Cheltenham Collington Danville Dodge Park Goddard Green Meadows Hillsborough Horsehead Indian Creek Village Kentland Leeland Lewisdale Meadows Montpelier Muirkirk North College Park Nottingham Orme Palmer Park Piscataway Raljon Rogers Heights South Bowie Tantallon TB Tuxedo Vansville West Hyattsville White Hall Woodyard
Ghost town	Good Luck
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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