Burnt Mills is a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to about 3,751 people across 0.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 20901 and 20903.
Homes sold for a median of $298 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Silver Spring; part is in Burnt Mills
Mostly Silver Spring; part is in Burnt Mills
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Burnt Mills. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)12 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA121 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Burnt Mills; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 231st largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.
Montgomery County grew from 30,451 residents in 1900 to 1,062,061 in 2020.
Montgomery County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 44 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beltsville, MD weather station (4 miles away).
439,792 jobs at 27,677 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
539 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Burnt Mills’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 58 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 85 |
| Dentists | 58 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 84 |
| Mental health providers | 206 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 33 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 12 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (10 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Montgomery County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Mills ElementarySilver Spring | Pre-K–5 | 747 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Forest Knolls ElementarySilver Spring | Pre-K–5 | 472 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Montgomery Knolls ElementarySilver Spring | Pre-K–2 | 477 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| New Hampshire Estates ElemSilver Spring | Pre-K–2 | 455 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Roscoe R Nix ElementarySilver Spring | Pre-K–2 | 437 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Highland View ElementarySilver Spring | K–5 | 334 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Cresthaven ElementarySilver Spring | 3–5 | 474 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Oak View ElementarySilver Spring | 3–5 | 423 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Pine Crest ElementarySilver Spring | 3–5 | 493 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Eastern MiddleSilver Spring | 6–8 | 963 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Francis Scott Key MiddleSilver Spring | 6–8 | 950 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Montgomery Blair HighSilver Spring | 9–12 | 3,266 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Hill Waldorf Kindergarten & NurserySilver Spring | Pre-K–K | 11 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 mi |
| Mount Jezreel Christian SchoolSilver Spring | Pre-K–2 | 12 | Baptist | 0.6 mi |
| St Bernadette SchoolSilver Spring | Pre-K–8 | 317 | Roman Catholic | 0.3 mi |
| St Francis International SchoolSilver Spring | Pre-K–8 | 203 | Roman Catholic | 1.1 mi |
| The Springwell SchoolSilver Spring | TK–8 | 30 | Nonsectarian | 0.8 mi |
| The Siena SchoolSilver Spring | 3–12 | 191 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 mi |
| The Siena SchoolSilver Spring | 4–12 | 143 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Silver Spring, Four Corners, Kemp Mill, White Oak, Hillandale and Langley Park.
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