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Welcome to Silver Spring ...

Silver Spring is located in Montgomery County<1>.

Silver Spring was established in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Silver Spring: Silver Spg. (or less commonly used: Silver Spng. or Silver Sprng.)

Silver Spring is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Silver Spring: 301, 227 & 240<3>

The ZIP codes for Silver Spring: 20901-20908, 20910-20916, 20918, 20993, 20997<4>

Communities Also Named Silver Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Silver Spring - they are located in Kansas, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Spring.

Websites for Silver Spring ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Silver Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Silver Spring.

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 Silver Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Silver Spring.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Silver Spring. 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 Silver Spring.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Spring. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Silver Spring.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Silver Spring ...

Looking for more information about Silver Spring? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Silver Spring, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Silver Spring.

Adding Silver Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Silver Spring in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Silver Spring was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Silver Spring.

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 Silver Spring - 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 Silver Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Silver Spring area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Silver Spring). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Silver Spring or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Silver Spring includes: 20901, 20902, 20903, 20904, 20905, 20906, 20907, 20910, 20911, 20912, 20913, 20914, 20915, 20918, 20993 & 20997.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.