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Welcome to North Potomac ...

North Potomac is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Potomac: N. Potomac

North Potomac is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Potomac lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for North Potomac: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities Also Named North Potomac ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Potomac - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Potomac.

Websites for North Potomac ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Potomac, the following might be of interest:

Communities near North Potomac ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Potomac.

  • Arlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
  • Rockville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Gaithersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Leesburg is located in Loudoun County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
  • College Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Herndon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
  • Fairfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Takoma Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Vienna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Vienna is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Potomac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Potomac.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Potomac. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Potomac.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Potomac. See our Newspapers Page for North Potomac.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Potomac ...

Looking for more information about North Potomac? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Potomac, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Potomac.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Potomac - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the North Potomac area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the North Potomac area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.