Damascus is a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to about 17,640 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 20872 and 20882.
Homes sold for a median of $247 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Damascus
Mostly Damascus; also Laytonsville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Damascus. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)26 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA121 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Damascus; 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.
Damascus had 17,224 residents in the 2020 census, up 51% since 2000.
It’s the 78th 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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 31 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Damascus 3 Ssw, 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).
107 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Damascus’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 24 |
| Dentists | 9 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 17 |
| Mental health providers | 33 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 16 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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 (8 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearspring ElementaryDamascus | Pre-K–5 | 541 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Goshen ElementaryGaithersburg | Pre-K–5 | 494 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Lois P. Rockwell ElementaryDamascus | Pre-K–5 | 518 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Woodfield ElementaryGaithersburg | Pre-K–5 | 314 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Damascus ElementaryDamascus | K–5 | 331 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Laytonsville ElementaryGaithersburg | K–5 | 355 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| John T. Baker Middle SchoolDamascus | 6–8 | 841 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Damascus HighDamascus | 9–12 | 1,390 | Public | 1.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Laytonsville.
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