Mount Rainier, Maryland

Mount Rainier, Maryland
City
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Coordinates: 38°56′30″N 76°57′49″W / 38.94167°N 76.96361°W / 38.94167; -76.96361
Country	United States of America
State	Maryland
County	Prince George's
Incorporated	1910
Government
• Mayor	Celina Benitez
Area [1]
• Total	0.64 sq mi (1.65 km2)
• Land	0.64 sq mi (1.65 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	79 ft (24 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	8,333
• Density	13,102.20/sq mi (5,056.25/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (EDT)
ZIP code	20712
Area code(s)	301, 240
FIPS code	24-54275
GNIS feature ID	0597787
Website	http://www.mountrainiermd.org

Mount Rainier (/reɪˈnɪər/) is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, bordering Washington D.C.^[2] The population was 8,333 at the 2020 census.^[3] Mount Rainier is contained between the Northwest Branch Anacostia River, Cedar Lane Alley, and 34th Street to the north, 37th Street and 37th Place to the northeast, Upshur Street and Queens Chapel Road to the west, the CSX Capital Subdivision train tracks to the east, and Eastern Avenue NE to the south. Mount Rainier got its start as a streetcar suburb, when tracks were laid for the 82 Streetcar Line. According to local tradition, surveyors from the Pacific Northwest named the town, giving the streets names such as Shasta and Cascade. Historic U.S. 1 runs through the center of the town and serves as the main street and central business district.