Bethesda, Maryland | |
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Bethesda Urban Partnership | |
![]() From top: Bethesda Meeting House, Bethesda's Madonna of the Trail statue, the National Institutes of Health, downtown Bethesda near the Bethesda Metro station, Bethesda Avenue at night, Bethesda Theatre, and the Connie Morella Library. | |
![]() Boundaries of Bethesda CDP from U.S. Census Bureau | |
![]() Location of Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland | |
Coordinates: 38°59′5″N 77°6′47″W / 38.98472°N 77.11306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maryland |
County | Montgomery |
Government | |
• Type | Urban partnership[1] |
• Executive director | Jeff Burton[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 13.33 sq mi (34.52 km2) |
• Land | 13.26 sq mi (34.35 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 68,056 |
• Density | 5,131.65/sq mi (1,981.30/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 20800–20899 |
Area codes | 301, 240 |
FIPS code | 24-07125 |
GNIS feature ID | 2389206[4] |
Bethesda (/bəˈθɛzdə/) is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. Located just northwest of Washington, D.C., it is a major business and government center of the Washington metropolitan region and a national center for medical research. According to the 2020 census, the community had a total population of 68,056.[5]
It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda.[6]
Jeff Burton
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