Silver Spring

Summary

Silver Spring is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,087 views/month, #11 of 9,562).^[2]

Key Facts

• Silver Spring is located in Montgomery County^[3].
• Silver Spring is in the country of United States^[4].
• Silver Spring's image is recorded as Eleven55 Ripley.JPG^[5].
• Silver Spring's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[6].
• Silver Spring's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[7].
• Silver Spring's shares border with is recorded as Takoma Park^[8].
• Silver Spring's shares border with is recorded as Forest Glen^[9].
• Silver Spring's shares border with is recorded as Washington, D.C.^[10].
• Silver Spring's shares border with is recorded as Northwest^[11].
• Silver Spring's shares border with is recorded as Langley Park^[12].
• Silver Spring's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 145409393^[13].
• Silver Spring's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1804159474340827662550^[14].
• Silver Spring's GND ID is recorded as 4459471-9^[15].
• Silver Spring's locator map image is recorded as Montgomery County Maryland Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Silver Spring Highlighted.svg^[16].
• Silver Spring's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80001253^[17].
• Silver Spring's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 153393093^[18].
• Silver Spring's IdRef ID is recorded as 196450195^[19].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20901^[20].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20902^[21].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20903^[22].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20904^[23].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20905^[24].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20906^[25].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20907^[26].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20908^[27].

Body

Geography

Silver Spring is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Montgomery County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.585691'}^[28], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.500126'}^[29], {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+20.496552'}^[30], and {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+7.914'}^[31]. Silver Spring's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+104'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+71452'}^[33], {'amount': '+75386'}^[34], {'amount': '+79483'}^[35], and {'amount': '+81015'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[6] and unincorporated community^[7].

History and Context

+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Silver Spring^[37].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Silver Spring include it station^[38], a metro station^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1978^[41].

Why It Matters

Silver Spring ranks in the top 0.12% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,087 views/month, #11 of 9,562).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include it station^[38], a metro station^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1978^[41].