Silver Spring is a community in Montgomery County, Maryland, home to about 81,462 people across 7.9 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 20901, 20903 and 20910, and parts of 20815 and 20912 are in Silver Spring too.
Homes sold for a median of $337 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Silver Spring; also Four Corners and Kemp Mill
Mostly Silver Spring; also White Oak and Hillandale
Mostly Silver Spring; also Forest Glen
Mostly Chevy Chase; part is in Silver Spring
Mostly Takoma Park; part is in Silver Spring
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Silver Spring. 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)10 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Washington, DC7 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA122 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Silver Spring; 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.
Silver Spring had 81,015 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 6th 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 (5 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).
1,830 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Silver Spring’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 193 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 338 |
| Dentists | 156 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 291 |
| Mental health providers | 698 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 117 |
| Optometrists | 11 |
| Chiropractors | 26 |
| Pharmacies | 25 |
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 (60 nearby)
Grocery stores (16 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (6 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (7 nearby)
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.
Established in 1887.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Mills ElementarySilver Spring | Pre-K–5 | 747 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| East Silver Spring ElementarySilver Spring | Pre-K–5 | 540 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Forest Knolls ElementarySilver Spring | Pre-K–5 | 472 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Montgomery Knolls ElementarySilver Spring | Pre-K–2 | 477 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| New Hampshire Estates ElemSilver Spring | Pre-K–2 | 455 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Roscoe R Nix ElementarySilver Spring | Pre-K–2 | 437 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Rosemary Hills ElementarySilver Spring | Pre-K–2 | 499 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Highland View ElementarySilver Spring | K–5 | 334 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Sligo Creek ElementarySilver Spring | K–5 | 632 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Woodlin ElementarySilver Spring | K–5 | 603 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Cresthaven ElementarySilver Spring | 3–5 | 474 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Oak View ElementarySilver Spring | 3–5 | 423 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Pine Crest ElementarySilver Spring | 3–5 | 493 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Eastern MiddleSilver Spring | 6–8 | 963 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Francis Scott Key MiddleSilver Spring | 6–8 | 950 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Silver Spring International MiddleSilver Spring | 6–8 | 1,015 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Takoma Park MiddleSilver Spring | 6–8 | 1,177 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Montgomery Blair HighSilver Spring | 9–12 | 3,266 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Hill Waldorf Kindergarten & NurserySilver Spring | Pre-K–K | 11 | Nonsectarian | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Jezreel Christian SchoolSilver Spring | Pre-K–2 | 12 | Baptist | 1.3 mi |
| St Bernadette SchoolSilver Spring | Pre-K–8 | 317 | Roman Catholic | 1.3 mi |
| St Francis International SchoolSilver Spring | Pre-K–8 | 203 | Roman Catholic | 2.1 mi |
| The Springwell SchoolSilver Spring | TK–8 | 30 | Nonsectarian | 0.7 mi |
| Takoma Academy Preparatory SchoolSilver Spring | K–8 | 174 | Seventh-day Adventist | 1.6 mi |
| The Auburn School Silver Spring CampusSilver Spring | K–8 | 31 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 mi |
| Torah School of Greater WashingtonSilver Spring | K–6 | 333 | Jewish | 1.3 mi |
| The Siena SchoolSilver Spring | 3–12 | 191 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 mi |
| The Siena SchoolSilver Spring | 4–12 | 143 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 mi |
| Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls DivisionSilver Spring | 7–12 | 183 | Jewish | 1.3 mi |
| The Nora SchoolSilver Spring | 9–12 | 76 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 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 Takoma Park, Four Corners, Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Kemp Mill, White Oak, Friendship Heights Village, Hillandale, Burnt Mills, Chevy Chase Town, Forest Glen, Langley Park, Chillum, Chevy Chase Village, Somerset, Martin's Additions, Chevy Chase Section Three, Chevy Chase Section Five and North Chevy Chase.
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