Germantown

census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Summary

Germantown is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. Germantown ranks in the top 0.76% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,115 views/month, #73 of 9,562).[2]

Key Facts

  • Germantown is located in Montgomery County[3].
  • Germantown is in the country of United States[4].
  • Germantown's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[5].
  • Germantown's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[6].
  • Germantown's shares border with is recorded as Clarksburg[7].
  • Germantown's postal code is recorded as 20874[8].
  • Germantown's postal code is recorded as 20875[9].
  • Germantown's postal code is recorded as 20876[10].
  • Germantown's Commons category is recorded as Germantown, Maryland[11].
  • Germantown's local dialing code is recorded as 301[12].
  • Germantown's local dialing code is recorded as 240[13].
  • Germantown's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.17305555555556, 'longitude': -77.27166666666666}[14].
  • Germantown's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Germantown, Maryland[15].
  • Germantown has a population of {'amount': '+90676'}[16].
  • Germantown has a population of {'amount': '+86395'}[17].
  • Germantown has a population of {'amount': '+91249'}[18].
  • Germantown's official name is recorded as Germantown CDP[19].
  • Germantown's official name is recorded as Germantown[20].
  • Germantown's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Germantown, Maryland[21].
  • Germantown's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+30270'}[22].
  • Germantown's native label is recorded as Germantown[23].
  • Germantown's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Germantown, Maryland[24].
  • Germantown's different from is recorded as Germantown, Maryland[25].
  • Germantown sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+428'}[26].
  • Germantown sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+134'}[27].

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Geography

Germantown is in the country of United States[4]. Germantown is located in Montgomery County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+44.376546'}[28] and {'amount': '+44.307593'}[29]. Elevations include {'amount': '+428'}[26] and {'amount': '+134'}[27]. Population counts include {'amount': '+90676'}[16], {'amount': '+86395'}[17], and {'amount': '+91249'}[18].

Climate and Environment

Germantown's Köppen climate classification is recorded as humid subtropical climate[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States[5] and unincorporated community[6].

Why It Matters

Germantown ranks in the top 0.76% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,115 views/month, #73 of 9,562).[2] Germantown has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Germantown is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Category:Births in Germantown, Maryland
    Köppen climate classification → humid subtropical climate
    Shares border with → Clarksburg
    Located in → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: germantown-md, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289930489|germantown md (#289930489)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
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