The large community of Hillcrest Heights is nearby, with the 1960s 2-level Iverson Mall and Marlow Heights shopping centers.
The Marlow Heights Shopping Center first opened in 1957 (but extended in 1960 with Hecht's), adjacent to the large community of Hillcrest Heights.
Battalion 3 serves all communities in the general vicinity of District Heights, Morningside, Hillcrest Heights, Suitland,and Forestville.
They also operate a store at the Iverson Mall in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland.
In 1923, the Village of Hillcrest Heights was incorporated.
Although the annexation would not increase the population of Hillcrest Heights, it would help stop development of nearby areas.
There are no public schools in Hillcrest Heights.
The west leg of the intersection is Iverson Street, which passes under the Iverson Mall and through Hillcrest Heights.
(The fully enclosed Iverson Mall in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, opened in 1967.)
He was 75 and lived in the Maryland suburb of Hillcrest Heights.