Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland | |
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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 | Management organization with county sanction |
| • Executive director | Jeff Burton |
| • Marketing and communications director | Stephanie Coppula |
| • Finance and operations director | Jeff Oyer |
| • Field operations manager | Eli Banks |
| • Office manager | Chiqui Laboy |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.33 sq mi (34.52 km2) |
| • Land | 13.26 sq mi (34.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 68,056 |
| • Density | 5,132/sq mi (1,981.3/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 |
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 population of 68,056.