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Potomac, Maryland
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Potomac (listenⓘ) 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.[3] 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.
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Coordinates: 39°00′12″N 77°12′20″W | |
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First settled | 1714; 310 years ago (1714) |
Area | |
• Total | 26.58 sq mi (68.85 km2) |
• Land | 25.14 sq mi (65.12 km2) |
• Water | 1.44 sq mi (3.73 km2) |
Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 47,018 |
• Density | 1,869.95/sq mi (721.99/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 20854, 20859 |
Area code(s) | 301, 240 |
FIPS code | 24-63300 |
GNIS feature ID | 2389701[2] |
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