Editing Chillum, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
Chillum is located at {{coord|38|58|6|N|76|58|45|W|type:city}} (38.968210, −76.979046).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.8|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.1|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.94%, is water.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Chillum CDP, Maryland |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 16, 2011 }}</ref> Chillum is unincorporated and does not have its own zipcode; therefore it relies on its neighboring city of [[Hyattsville, Maryland|Hyattsville]] for its postal addresses/ zipcodes. While a vast majority of the residents living in/ businesses located in Chillum, MD are assigned the [[Hyattsville, Maryland|Hyattsville]] postal zipcodes of either 20782, or 20783, there are a few residents living on the far west side of Chillum/ businesses located very close to New Hampshire Avenue (MD 650) and the Prince George's/ Montgomery County Line, bordering the city of [[Takoma Park, Maryland|Takoma Park, MD]], are assigned the [[Takoma Park, Maryland|Takoma Park, MD]] zipcode of 20912. Residents of Chillum that are assigned Takoma Park's 20912 zipcode have Takoma Park addresses though they are not even located within Takoma Park's boundaries. All of the other residents living in / businesses located in Chillum, have [[Hyattsville, Maryland|Hyattsville]] addresses.