Town guide

Calverton, Maryland

Calverton is a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to about 17,624 people across 4.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 20705 and 20904.

Homes sold for a median of $242 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population17,6243,848 per sq mi
Median home value$477,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$242Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking30%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Calverton

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Calverton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Calverton

Distances

Nearest major airportRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Washington, DC11 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA118 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Calverton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Calverton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Calverton had 17,316 residents in the 2020 census, up 37% since 2000.

It’s the 80th largest of 527 towns in Maryland by population.

Montgomery County grew from 30,451 residents in 1900 to 1,062,061 in 2020.

Calverton population by census2000: 12,610, 2010: 17,724, 2020: 17,31612,610200017,724201017,3162020

Montgomery County, 1900–2020

Montgomery County population, 1900 to 20201900: 30,451, 1910: 32,089, 1920: 34,921, 1930: 49,206, 1940: 83,912, 1950: 164,401, 1960: 340,928, 1970: 522,809, 1980: 579,053, 1990: 757,027, 2000: 873,341, 2010: 971,777, 2020: 1,062,06130K’00’1035K’20’3084K’40’50341K’60’70579K’80’90873K’00’101.1M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CalvertonJan: high 43°F, low 25°F, 2.9 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 27°F, 2.4 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 34°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 44°F, 3.3 in; May: high 74°F, low 54°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.2 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 68°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 66°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 59°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 47°F, 4 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 37°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 30°F, 3.5 in43°25°Jan2.946°27°Feb2.453°34°Mar3.765°44°Apr3.374°54°May4.383°63°Jun4.287°68°Jul4.586°66°Aug3.979°59°Sep4.468°47°Oct4.057°37°Nov2.947°30°Dec3.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beltsville, MD weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Montgomery County

439,792 jobs at 27,677 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyProfessional services: 85,921 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 78,088 jobs; Retail trade: 43,577 jobs; Administrative and support: 41,134 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 35,481 jobs; Construction: 25,681 jobs; Other services: 24,983 jobs; Finance and insurance: 21,757 jobsProfessional services 20% Health care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 10% Administrative and support 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Construction 6% Other services 6% Finance and insurance 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

809 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Calverton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Silver Spring1.3 miles
  • Holy Cross HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Silver Spring4.5 miles
  • Medstar Montgomery Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Olney7.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors121
Specialist doctors85
Dentists68
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants157
Mental health providers230
Physical and occupational therapists138
Optometrists7
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies29

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.

Places in and around Calverton

Parks (12 nearby)

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Park · 91 acres0.6 mi
  • Calverton-Galway Local Park · 61 acres1.4 mi
  • Cannon Road Local Park · 27 acres1.0 mi
  • Valley Mill Special Park · 25 acres0.6 mi
  • West Fairland Local Park · 18 acres1.2 mi
  • Meadowood Local Park · 18 acres1.5 mi

Grocery stores (3 nearby)

  • Giant1.0 mi
  • Aldi1.1 mi
  • Giant1.5 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.6 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Rebok Memorial Library0.5 mi
  • White Oak Library1.3 mi

Museums

  • Brookside Nature Center3.1 mi
  • Good Knight Castle Children's Museum3.8 mi
  • National Capital Trolley Museum4.0 mi
  • National Museum of Health and Medicine5.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Starlight Theater2.9 mi
  • Silver Spring Stage Theater3.4 mi
  • Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center5.0 mi
  • The Fillmore5.2 mi
  • Black Box Theater5.2 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Schools in Calverton

Public schools here are run by Prince George's County Public Schools, Montgomery County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (16)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Beltsville AcademyBeltsvillePre-K–81,113Public3.4 mi
Calverton ElementaryBeltsvillePre-K–5767Public2.2 mi
Frances R Fuchs E C CBeltsvillePre-K364Special Education2.4 mi
Galway ElementarySilver SpringPre-K–5695Public1.6 mi
Greencastle ElementarySilver SpringPre-K–5722Public2.2 mi
Jackson Road ElementarySilver SpringPre-K–5623Public1.0 mi
JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres ElementarySilver SpringPre-K–5756Public1.4 mi
Vansville ElementaryBeltsvillePre-K–5677Public4.8 mi
Westover ElementarySilver SpringPre-K–5294Public2.5 mi
William Tyler Page ElementarySilver SpringPre-K–5620Public1.1 mi
Cannon Road ElementarySilver SpringK–5388Public1.2 mi
James E. DuckworthBeltsvilleK–1299Special Education2.3 mi
Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleBeltsville6–8605Public3.5 mi
White Oak MiddleSilver Spring6–8808Public1.1 mi
High Point HighBeltsville9–123,012Public2.1 mi
Springbrook HighSilver Spring9–121,838Public1.7 mi
Private schools (9)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Casa De MontessoriSilver SpringPre-K–K10Nonsectarian2.2 mi
Forcey Christian SchoolSilver SpringPre-K–8344Christian (no specific denomination)0.5 mi
Julia Brown Montessori SchoolSilver SpringPre-K–355Nonsectarian1.1 mi
St John the Baptist SchoolSilver SpringPre-K–8233Roman Catholic1.1 mi
St Joseph's Regional Catholic ScBeltsvillePre-K–8245Roman Catholic3.4 mi
Beltsville Adventist SchoolBeltsvilleK–8205Seventh-day Adventist3.0 mi
Griggs International AcademySilver SpringK–12826Seventh-day Adventist0.5 mi
Pathways School-EdgewoodBeltsville7–1223Nonsectarian3.4 mi
House of Hope Maryland Day SchoolAshton8–93Christian (no specific denomination)2.7 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 Fairland, Colesville, Beltsville, White Oak, South Laurel and Konterra.

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