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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) and (240)<3>

The ZIP codes for Silver Spring: 20901-20908, 20910-20911, 20914-20916, 20918, 20997<4>

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 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.

Communities near Silver Spring ...

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

  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
  • Alexandria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaithersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <5>
  • College Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <5>
  • Laurel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
  • Herndon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <5>
  • Fairfax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <5>
  • Greenbelt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <5>

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 for Silver Spring was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Silver Spring on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silver Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/

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>Area code (240) is an overlay for area code (301).
<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, 20914, 20915, 20918 & 20997.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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