- Maryland Question 3 faces voter opposition as supporters rally in Silver Spring — WJLA
- 72-Year-Old Silver Spring Woman Identified In Deadly MoCo Pedestrian Crash — Patch
- Elderly woman struck, killed in Silver Spring — DC News Now
- Silver Spring Jewish Center, Inc., et al. v. Montgomery County, Maryland, et al. — New Civil Liberties Alliance
- Deadly pedestrian crash shuts down Randolph Road in Montgomery County — WBFF
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Silver Spring, Maryland | |
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Clockwise from top: AFI Silver, Veteran’s Plaza and the civic building, Downtown Silver Spring from the Metro station, Acorn Park, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station | |
Location of Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland (left) and of Montgomery County in Maryland (right) | |
| 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) |
| ZIP Codes |
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| Area codes | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-72450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390301[2] |
| Highways | |
Silver Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Although officially unincorporated, it is an edge city.[3] As of 2026, the population is around 84,593, making it the 6th most populated city in Maryland.
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.[4]
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.[5][6][7]