Maryland · Census place 2445750
La Plata, Maryland
La Plata is a town in Charles County, Maryland with an estimated 11,374 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 22nd largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 11,374
- #22 of 100 in Maryland
- Change since 2020
- +11.9%
- +1,212 people
- Land area
- 8.0 sq mi
- + 0.03 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,425 / sq mi
- State median 2,607
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La Plata population, 2020 to 2024
La Plata added 1,212 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +11.9%. In the latest year it moved by +515. Among 46 Maryland places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 5th; the median place changed by +1.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Maryland has 10,155 people, so La Plata is 1.1 times that size.
La Plata covers 7.98 square miles of land and 0.03 of water, for 1,425 people per square mile of land. The median Maryland place of 5,000+ has 2,607, so La Plata is less dense than the typical town.
What county La Plata is in
All of La Plata's residents live in Charles County, which had 174,478 residents in 2024. La Plata holds 6.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in La Plata
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps La Plata by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 20646. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where La Plata is
The Census internal point of La Plata is at 38.543500, -76.969800. Annapolis, the capital, is 39.6 miles NE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Alexandria, VA (159,102 people), 20.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 38.543500, -76.969800
- DMS
- 38°32'36.60"N 76°58'11.28"W
- UTM
- 18N 328333.3E 4267959.4N
- Geohash
- dqc7288k1
- Plus code
- 87C5G2VJ+C3
Daylight in La Plata
At 38.54° N, La Plata gets about 14 h 52 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 28 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 23 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near La Plata
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Maryland, measured between internal points. The closest is Indian Head, 10.7 miles away, with 4,247 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of La Plata, MD?
11,374 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,212 (11.9%) from 10,162 in July 2020.
What county is La Plata in?
Charles County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover La Plata?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 20646.
How far is La Plata from Annapolis?
39.6 miles (63.8 km) in a straight line, heading NE from La Plata.
What is the nearest larger city to La Plata?
Alexandria, VA, with 159,102 residents, 20.0 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.