Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring, Maryland | |
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| Coordinates: 38°59′46″N 77°01′41″W / 38.99611°N 77.02806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.91 sq mi (20.49 km2) |
| • Land | 7.88 sq mi (20.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 81,015 |
| • Density | 10,277.1/sq mi (3,968.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
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| Area codes | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-72450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390301 |
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Downtown Silver Spring, located next to the northern tip of Washington, D.C., is the oldest and most urbanized area of Silver Spring, surrounded by several inner suburban residential neighborhoods inside the Capital Beltway. Many mixed-use developments combining retail, residential, and office space have been built since 2004.
Silver Spring takes its name from a mica-flecked spring discovered there in 1840 by Francis Preston Blair, who subsequently bought much of the area's surrounding land. Acorn Park, south of downtown, is believed to be the site of the original spring.