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Gaithersburg

city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States; suburb of Washington, D.C.
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Gaithersburg

Summary

Gaithersburg is a city in the United States[1]. Gaithersburg ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,189 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gaithersburg was a member of Maryland Municipal League[3].
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County[4].
  • Gaithersburg is in the country of United States[5].
  • Gaithersburg's head of government is recorded as Jud Ashman[6].
  • Gaithersburg's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[7].
  • Gaithersburg's shares border with is recorded as Montgomery Village[8].
  • Gaithersburg's shares border with is recorded as Rockville[9].
  • Gaithersburg's shares border with is recorded as Washington Grove[10].
  • Gaithersburg's postal code is recorded as 20877[11].
  • Gaithersburg's postal code is recorded as 20878[12].
  • Gaithersburg's postal code is recorded as 20879[13].
  • Gaithersburg's postal code is recorded as 20882[14].
  • Gaithersburg's postal code is recorded as 20883[15].
  • Gaithersburg's postal code is recorded as 20884[16].
  • Gaithersburg's postal code is recorded as 20885[17].
  • Gaithersburg's postal code is recorded as 20897[18].
  • Gaithersburg's postal code is recorded as 20898[19].
  • Gaithersburg's postal code is recorded as 20899[20].
  • Gaithersburg's Commons category is recorded as Gaithersburg, Maryland[21].
  • Gaithersburg's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[22].
  • Gaithersburg's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[23].
  • Gaithersburg's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00[24].
  • Gaithersburg's local dialing code is recorded as 301[25].
  • Gaithersburg's local dialing code is recorded as 240[26].
  • 1802 marks the founding of Gaithersburg[27].

Body

Founding

1802 marks the founding of Gaithersburg[27].

Identity

Gaithersburg's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gaithersburg'}[28].

Why It Matters

Gaithersburg ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,189 views/month).[2] Gaithersburg has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Gaithersburg is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . gaithersburgmd.gov. Retrieved . gaithersburgmd.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . data.imap.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Gazetteer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . planning.maryland.gov. Retrieved . planning.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . planning.maryland.gov. Retrieved . planning.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . planning.maryland.gov. Retrieved . planning.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . mdmunicipal.org. Retrieved . mdmunicipal.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1802-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+106'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+153'}
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