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Landover is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland. It is bordered by Sheriff Road and Central Avenue to the south, the Orange Line tracks to the west, John Hanson Highway to the north, and the Capital Beltway to the east.
As of the 2020 census, Landover had a population of 25,998. The median age was 33.5 years, and 27.3% of residents were under the age of 18.
Landover was named after the town of Llandovery in Wales. The current Landover CDP was assembled from formerly separate census-designated places including Landover, Dodge Park, Kentland, and Palmer Park.
Landover is associated with Northwest Stadium, where the NFL's Washington Commanders have played since it opened in 1997. The stadium sits in the neighboring Summerfield CDP but carries a Landover postal address.
Landover Mall opened in 1972 and was the first enclosed mall in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to house four high-end anchor stores. It officially closed in 2003 and was demolished in 2006, with the exception of Sears, which closed in 2014 and was later demolished.
Because Landover is an unincorporated community in Prince George's County, it does not have its own postal zip code. Residents use the zip code 20785 and carry Hyattsville postal addresses even though they live in Landover and not Hyattsville.
Landover is the birthplace of the late Len Bias. From 1960 to 1972 it was home to jazz guitarist and educator Steve Rochinski, and the neighboring Palmer Park was the hometown of Olympic boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard.