Hillcrest Heights, Maryland

About Hillcrest Heights

Set in the southern part of Maryland, Hillcrest Heights is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Hillcrest Heights is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.49 square miles.

📰 Hillcrest Heights News Today

• Firefighter taken to hospital after Hillcrest Heights house fire DC News Now · May 4
• Prince George's County Police identify woman who was found shot dead in park, homicide investigation underway WUSA9 · Apr 29
• Teen’s Jordan shoes, iPhone taken after deadly attack, family says FOX 5 DC · May 11
• Jeanne Barnard Pasquariello Obituary (2026) - Hillcrest Heights, MD - Burbage Funeral Home - Berlin Legacy obituary · May 6
• 1 injured in Hillcrest Heights shooting after violent weekend in Prince George's County WUSA9 · Jan 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Hillcrest Heights Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Maryland, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Hillcrest Heights

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hillcrest Heights

• Busboys and Poets — regional
• Capitol Hill Crab Cakes
• Cheers @ The Big Chair
• Cultural Citations — caribbean
• DCity Smokehouse — barbecue
• IHOP — breakfast
• Kitchen Savages — creole
• Mama's Pizza Kitchen — pizza
• Quickway Japanese Hibachi — japanese
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• America's Islamic Heritage Museum · Museum
• Honfleur Gallery · Art gallery
• Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Community Museum · Museum
• Craig Kraft Studio · Art gallery
• Frederick Douglass National Historic Site · Attraction
• Republic F-105D Thunderchief · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hillcrest Heights

• 🏞️ Anacostia Park Section D · National Park reviews ★
• 🏞️ Anacostia Park, Section C · National Park reviews ★
• Congress Heights Recreation Center reviews ★
• Oxon Run Pool reviews ★
• Alger Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Anacostia Fitness Center reviews ★
• Barnaby Run Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Barry Farm Recreational Center reviews ★
• Battery Ricketts reviews ★
• Douglass Community Center reviews ★
• Douglass Pool reviews ★
• Fort Circle Park · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Hillcrest Heights

🏘️ Nearby Communities