Morningside is an incorporated town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
[4] The town developed with the establishment of nearby Andrews Air Force Base and the federal Census Bureau.
Morningside Elementary School and Benjamin Foulois Junior High School/Elementary/Creative and Performing Arts Academy (current) as well as Michael J Polley Neighborhood Park are located within the town limits.
Morningside has one of the largest VFW posts (chapters) in the entire country.
Morningside is also the city of license of one of Washington's most prominent radio stations, from the 1960s to the present, WJFK and WPGC-FM.
[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.56 square miles (1.45 km2), all land.
36.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Prince George's County Police Department District 4 Station in Glassmanor CDP, with an Oxon Hill postal address, serves the community.
[19] A report made by a non-PGCPS authority generated around 2009 stated that the condition of Morningside Elementary's building was one of the poorest of any school in Prince George's County.