Maryland Prince George's County
Riverdale Park
A town in Prince George's County, Maryland — population 7,192 as of 2020.
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News in Riverdale Park

Microsoft opens quantum lab in Maryland’s Discovery District
Microsoft opened its new quantum computing research lab in the University of Maryland’s Discovery District in Riverdale Park on Sept. 22. “The world is paying attention today,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said during a ribbon cutting before a series of speeches to dozens of players…
Local BusinessAs the Purple Line nears completion, some local environmentalists are looking back at the opposition to it with a different perspective.
TransportationWith all of the tracks for the 16-mile light rail line now laid, crews have shifted to repaving streets and sidewalks torn up or redirected during construction.
TransportationThe Route 1 corridor has areas that are poorly designed by modern standards, making them inaccessible to people with disabilities.
TransportationFor many years, Parliament-Funkadelic fans speculated that the original Mothership ended up on the Route 1 corridor.
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Riverdale Park by the numbers
- Area
- 1.59 sq mi (4.11 km²), 0.03 sq mi water
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- 2,349
- Persons per household
- 3
- Median household income
- $120,043
- Median house value
- $475,800
- Office
- MAYOR
- Address
- 5008 QUEENSBURY RD, RIVERDALE PARK, MD 20737