Chevy Chase Village, Maryland

Chevy Chase Village, Maryland
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Location of Chevy Chase Village within Montgomery County, Maryland (click to enlarge)
Location of Chevy Chase Village within Montgomery County, Maryland (click to enlarge)
Coordinates: 38°58′11″N 77°04′46″W / 38.96972°N 77.07944°W / 38.96972; -77.07944
Country United States
State Maryland
CountyMontgomery
Incorporated1910[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Land0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[3]
345 ft (105 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
2,049
 • Density4,878.57/sq mi (1,885.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
20815[5]
Area code301
FIPS code24-16787
GNIS feature ID2390790[3]
Websitewww.chevychasevillagemd.gov

Chevy Chase Village is an incorporated municipality in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, bordering Washington, D.C. The population was 2,049 as of the 2020 census.[4] The town was the wealthiest in Maryland as of 2017, with a median income of over $250,000, the highest income bracket listed by the census bureau, and a median home value of $1,823,800.[6]

Chevy Chase Village includes 727 housing units.[7] It is known for its speed limit enforcement actions, which produce 24% of its annual revenue.[8]

The suburb was created to be all-white;[9] it remains overwhelmingly so more than a century later.[10]

Chevy Chase Village is the location of the Chevy Chase Club, a private country club with an initiation fee of over $50,000.[10]

  1. ^ "Chevy Chase Village". Government of Maryland.
  2. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chevy Chase Village, Maryland
  4. ^ a b "P1. Race – Chevy Chase Village town, Maryland: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Chevy Chase Village MD ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Quinn, Morgan (June 14, 2017). "The wealthiest city in each US state". Business Insider.
  7. ^ "H1. Housing Units – Chevy Chase Village town, Maryland: 2020 DEC Demographic and Housing Characteristics (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  8. ^ "General Funds and SafeSpeed Budgets Proposed for Board Adoption on April 17, 2017". Chevy Chase Village.
  9. ^ French, Roderick S. (1973). "Chevy Chase Village in the Context of the National Suburban Movement, 1870-1900". Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. 49: 300–329. ISSN 0897-9049.
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference diversity was invoked but never defined (see the help page).