Largo, Maryland

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Largo, Maryland
Census-designated place
Downtown Largo station in Downtown Largo
Location of Largo, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°52′37″N 76°49′50″W / 38.87694°N 76.83056°W / 38.87694; -76.83056
Country	United States
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Named for	Largo Bay, Scotland[1]
Area [2]
• Total	3.06 sq mi (7.93 km2)
• Land	3.06 sq mi (7.93 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	174 ft (53 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,605
• Density	3,790.01/sq mi (1,463.43/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	20774
Area code(s)	301, 240
FIPS code	24-45825
GNIS feature ID	0597664

Largo, located within Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland, is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.^[3] The population was 11,605 at the 2020 census.^[4]

Largo is located just east of the Capital Beltway (I-95/495) and is home to Prince George's Community College and Largo High School. Six Flags America amusement park (formerly known as Wild World and Adventure World) is to the east in Woodmore, and FedExField, the Washington Commanders's stadium, is across the Capital Beltway in Summerfield. Watkins Regional Park in Kettering just to the east of Largo (operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission) has an old-fashioned carousel, miniature train ride, miniature golf, the Old Maryland Farm, a playground, and animals on display.^[5] Largo is not a post office designation, but is at the northern end of the Greater Upper Marlboro ZIP code area.

Since the transit system's expansion in late 2004, Downtown Largo station has served as the eastern end of the Blue and Silver Lines of the Washington Metro.