Shady Grove, Maryland

Shady Grove, Maryland
Location of Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Location of Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Coordinates: 39°7′5.88″N 77°11′2.34″W / 39.1183000°N 77.1839833°W / 39.1183000; -77.1839833
Country United States of America
State Maryland
County Montgomery
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
20850, 20855
Area code(s)301, 240

Shady Grove is an unincorporated area of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.[1] It has a population of 5,000-7,000, between the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg, mostly in zip codes 20850 and 20855, though the exact boundaries are not officially defined.

History

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Shady Grove in 1978

Shady Grove is one of Montgomery County's upper middle class areas. The area is best identified by Shady Grove Road, which is located near exit 8 off of I-270. Other notable places in the area that bear the name are:

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shady Grove, Maryland
  2. ^ "The Universities at Shady Grove".
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