Adopted edition
IRC 2021
City has its own adoption — separate from county.
MD · City
Bowie, MD.
Bowie, MD is in Prince George's County, DC suburb. MBPS (IBC 2021 base) at 105 mph design wind, IECC zone 4A.
Design wind speed
105 mph
ASCE 7 Risk Cat II, 3-second gust at 33 ft.
Climate zone (IECC)
4A
Drives R-value, fenestration U-factor, and air-leakage envelope rules.
Special zones
- HVHZ
- WBDR
- WUI
- FEMA SFHA possible
Permit office
City of Bowie Building Department
www.cityofbowie.org/116/Building-Sign-PermitsZIP coverage
6 ZIP codes inside Bowie.
Each ZIP resolves to the correct city + county + state on every parcel lookup. Multi-jurisdiction parcels pick up amendments from each layer.
20715 20716 20717 20718 20720 20721
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See the Prince Georges county overview, or the Maryland state directory .
Pull a Bowie code packet.
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