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Kettering is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland.

The name Kettering was chosen by a suburban housing developer in the 1960s, when residential development of the community began.

The 2020 census counted 14,424 people in Kettering, an increase of 12.8 percent from 12,790 at the 2010 census.

Kettering had 5,502 households and 5,666 housing units at the 2020 census.

The CDP covers about 5.5 square miles, essentially all of it land.

Kettering is a predominantly African American community, about 90 percent Black at the 2020 census, and by the end of 2020 it ranked sixth among the ten richest Black communities in the United States, with an average family income of $107,008.

Kettering's racial makeup changed rapidly in its early decades: it was still majority white at the 1970 census, 49 percent white by 1980, and only 17 percent white by 1990.

Watkins Regional Park, in Kettering, offers a large playground, a colorful carousel, miniature golf, a miniature train ride and farm animals.

Kettering sits next to Prince George's Community College, the upscale gated community of Woodmore, Six Flags America and the Evangel Temple megachurch, and is near Largo, the eastern terminus of Washington Metro's Blue and Silver lines.

The U.S. Postal Service operates a Kettering Post Office within the CDP, and Kettering is served by ZIP codes 20774 and 20775.