Germantown, Maryland | |
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 Germantown Library | |
 Location of Germantown in Montgomery County and Maryland | |
  Germantown  Germantown | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′0″N 77°16′0″W / 39.18333°N 77.26667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.12 sq mi (44.35 km2) |
| • Land | 17.03 sq mi (44.12 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2) |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 91,249 |
| • Density | 5,357.19/sq mi (2,068.40/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 20874, 20875 (PO box only), 20876 |
| Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-32025 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2389836[2] |
Germantown is an urbanized census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland. With a population of 91,249 as of the 2020 census, it is the third-most populous community in Maryland, after Columbia and Baltimore.[3][4][5] Germantown is located approximately 28 miles (45 km) outside the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C., and is an important part of the Washington metropolitan area.
Germantown was founded in the early 19th century by European immigrants, though much of the area's development did not take place until the mid-20th century. The original plan for Germantown divided the area into a downtown and six town villages:[6] Gunners Lake Village, Kingsview Village,[7] Churchill Village, Middlebrook Village,[8] Clopper's Mill Village, and Neelsville Village.[9] The Churchill Town Sector at the corner of Maryland Route 118 and Middlebrook Road most closely resembles the center of Germantown because of the location of the Upcounty Regional Services Center, the Germantown Public Library, the Black Rock Arts Center, and pedestrian shopping that features an array of restaurants. Three exits to Interstate 270 [I-270] are less than one mile away, the Maryland Area Regional Commuter train is within walking distance, and the Germantown Transit Center that provides Ride On shuttle service to the Shady Grove station of the Washington Metro's Red Line is also available.
Germantown has the assigned ZIP codes of 20874 and 20876 for delivery and 20875 for post office boxes. It is the only "Germantown, Maryland" recognized by the United States Postal Service, though three other Maryland counties have unincorporated communities with the same name.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Germantown, Maryland
- ^ "QuickFacts: Germantown CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Maryland Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places". Missouri Census Data Center. Missouri State Library, Missouri Secretary of State. March 8, 2011. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ^ Burke, Garance (July 17, 2003). "Germantown Looking to Incorporate: Area Would Be County's Largest Municipality". The Washington Post. p. T03.
- ^ Perez-Rivas, Manuel (October 6, 1996). "A Community In Progress; Fast-Growing Germantown Stands Apart in Montgomery". The Washington Post. p. A01. ProQuest 307939077.
- ^ Meyer, Eugene L. (December 26, 1987). "Antigrowth Battle Forges Germantown Identity". The Washington Post. p. B1. ProQuest 306957084.
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