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Also known as Potomac, Maryland, Potomac, MD

census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, suburb of Washington, DC

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Maryland
County
Montgomery
First settled
1714 ; 312 years ago ( 1714 )
Total
26.58 sq mi (68.85 km )
Land
25.14 sq mi (65.12 km )
Water
1.44 sq mi (3.73 km )
Elevation
292 ft (89 m)
Density
1,869.9/sq mi (721.99/km )
Time zone
UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst
UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip codes
20854, 20859
Area codes
301, 240
Fips code
24-63300

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Potomac
Population
47018
Area
68.867706
Elevation
110
Body of water
Potomac River
Shares border with
Travilah
Image
Great Falls Tavern MD (14289303031).jpg
Households
16131
Dialing code
240
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topic's main category
Category:Potomac, Maryland
Commons category
Potomac, Maryland
postal code
20859
Köppen climate classification
humid subtropical climate
category of associated people
Category:People from Potomac, Maryland
water as percent of area
5.5036
per capita income
88621
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Encyclopedic overview

Potomac (/pəˈtoʊmək/ ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 47,018. It is named after the nearby Potomac River. A part of the Washington metropolitan area, many Potomac residents work in nearby Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Potomac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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