Burtonsville is a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to about 10,203 people across 7.8 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 20866 and 20868, and parts of 20707 are in Burtonsville too.
Homes sold for a median of $241 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Burtonsville; also Fairland
Mostly Burtonsville; also Spencerville and Cloverly
Mostly Laurel; part is in Burtonsville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Burtonsville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)15 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA115 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Burtonsville; 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.
Burtonsville had 9,498 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.
It’s the 138th 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 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 47.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laurel 3 W, MD weather station (2 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).
148 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Burtonsville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 22 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 19 |
| Mental health providers | 66 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 28 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 miles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burtonsville ElementaryBurtonsville | K–5 | 601 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Benjamin Banneker MiddleBurtonsville | 6–8 | 705 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Paint Branch HighBurtonsville | 9–12 | 2,038 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Branch Montessori SchoolSpencerville | Pre-K–K | 4 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 mi |
| Spencerville Adventist AcademySpencerville | Pre-K–12 | 399 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.9 mi |
| ChildwayBurtonsville | K | 14 | Nonsectarian | 0.7 mi |
| Echelon AcademyBurtonsville | 1–10 | 6 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 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 Laurel, Fairland, West Laurel, Konterra, South Laurel, Spencerville and Cloverly.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.