Rockville is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to about 67,671 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 20850 and 20851, and parts of 20852 and 20854 are in Rockville too.
Homes sold for a median of $347 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Rockville; also North Potomac and Travilah
Mostly Rockville; also North Bethesda and Aspen Hill
Mostly North Bethesda; part is in Rockville
Mostly Potomac; part is in Rockville
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| Nearest major airport | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)17 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA126 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rockville; 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.
Rockville had 67,117 residents in the 2020 census, up 42% since 2000.
It’s the 11th 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 27°F. About 41.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rockville 1 Ne, 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).
2,111 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rockville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 195 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 508 |
| Dentists | 102 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 297 |
| Mental health providers | 665 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 295 |
| Optometrists | 13 |
| Chiropractors | 36 |
| Pharmacies | 30 |
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 (83 nearby)
Grocery stores (16 nearby)
Pharmacies (4 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)
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.
Established in 1700.
Colleges and universities
Sports teams
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayard Rustin ElementaryRockville | Pre-K–5 | 757 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Beall ElementaryRockville | Pre-K–5 | 475 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| College Gardens ElementaryRockville | Pre-K–5 | 506 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Luxmanor ElementaryRockville | Pre-K–5 | 684 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Maryvale ElementaryRockville | Pre-K–5 | 617 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| PEP - ItinerantRockville | Pre-K | 90 | Special Education | 1.5 mi |
| Twinbrook ElementaryRockville | Pre-K–5 | 459 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Carl Sandburg CenterRockville | K–5 | 65 | Special Education | 1.5 mi |
| Fallsmead ElementaryRockville | K–5 | 512 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Farmland ElementaryRockville | K–5 | 847 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Lakewood ElementaryRockville | K–5 | 406 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Meadow Hall ElementaryRockville | K–5 | 348 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Ritchie Park ElementaryRockville | K–5 | 342 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| John L Gildner Regional Inst for Children & AdolRockville | 4–12 | 79 | Special Education | 3.2 mi |
| Julius West MiddleRockville | 6–8 | 1,365 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Robert Frost Middle SchoolRockville | 6–8 | 915 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Rock Terrace SchoolRockville | 6–12 | 77 | Special Education | 2.6 mi |
| Tilden MiddleRockville | 6–8 | 1,112 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Northwood HighRockville | 9–12 | 1,654 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Richard Montgomery HighRockville | 9–12 | 2,366 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Rockville HighRockville | 9–12 | 1,550 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Thomas S. Wootton HighRockville | 9–12 | 1,870 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E Smith Jewish Day SchoolRockville | Pre-K–12 | 829 | Jewish | 2.1 mi |
| Children's Manor Montessori School & DaycareRockville | Pre-K–1 | 25 | Nonsectarian | 3.0 mi |
| Christ Episcopal SchoolRockville | Pre-K–8 | 88 | Episcopal | 0.6 mi |
| Executive Child Development CenterRockville | Pre-K–K | 4 | Nonsectarian | 2.5 mi |
| Franklin Montessori SchoolsRockville | Pre-K–K | 8 | Nonsectarian | 3.9 mi |
| Green Acres SchoolRockville | Pre-K–8 | 140 | Nonsectarian | 2.2 mi |
| Little Genius Montessori SchoolRockville | Pre-K–K | 1 | Nonsectarian | 2.5 mi |
| Manor Montessori School-RockvilleRockville | Pre-K–K | 1 | Nonsectarian | 2.9 mi |
| Primary Montessori Day SchoolRockville | Pre-K–3 | 38 | Nonsectarian | 3.6 mi |
| St Elizabeth Catholic SchoolRockville | Pre-K–8 | 499 | Roman Catholic | 1.7 mi |
| St Marys Elementary SchoolRockville | Pre-K–8 | 148 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 mi |
| St Raphael SchoolRockville | Pre-K–8 | 224 | Roman Catholic | 1.4 mi |
| The Katherine Thomas SchoolRockville | Pre-K–12 | 133 | Nonsectarian | 3.1 mi |
| The Maddux SchoolRockville | Pre-K–2 | 35 | Nonsectarian | 1.9 mi |
| White Flint Children's HouseRockville | Pre-K–K | 17 | Nonsectarian | 3.3 mi |
| Ivymount SchoolRockville | K–12 | 172 | Nonsectarian | 1.9 mi |
| The Goddard School @ Gaither RdRockville | K | 10 | Nonsectarian | 2.9 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 Potomac, North Bethesda, Travilah, North Potomac and Aspen Hill.
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