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 (2,068 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 instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[5].
• Silver Spring's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[6].
• Silver Spring's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[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 postal code is recorded as 20901^[13].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20902^[14].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20903^[15].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20904^[16].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20905^[17].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20906^[18].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20907^[19].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20908^[20].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20910^[21].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20911^[22].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20914^[23].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20915^[24].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20916^[25].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20918^[26].
• Silver Spring's postal code is recorded as 20993^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+20.585691'}^[28], {'amount': '+20.500126'}^[29], {'amount': '+20.496552'}^[30], and {'amount': '+7.914'}^[31]. Silver Spring sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+104'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+71452'}^[33], {'amount': '+75386'}^[34], {'amount': '+79483'}^[35], and {'amount': '+81015'}^[36].

Climate and Environment

Silver Spring's Köppen climate classification is recorded as humid subtropical climate^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[5], unincorporated community^[6], and human settlement^[7].

History and Context

1887 marks the founding of Silver Spring^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Silver Spring include it station^[39], a metro station^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1978^[42].

Why It Matters

Silver Spring ranks in the top 0.12% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,068 views/month, #11 of 9,562).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include it station^[39], a metro station^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1978^[42].