Maryland
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North Potomac

North Potomac is a census-designated place and unincorporated area in , United States. It is located less than 5 miles north of the , and is about 20 miles from It has a population of 23,790 as of 2020.
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  • Type: Town with 24,400 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
  • Also known as: “North Potomac, Maryland” and “North Potomac, MD”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lakelands Park and Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center.

Park
is a park located in the Lakelands neighborhood of the , , . The park includes two baseball/softball fields, a playground, and a large grassy area usually used for soccer.

Hospital
is a 266-licensed bed acute care facility located in . Shady Grove Medical Center provides a range of health services to the community such as high-risk obstetrical care, cardiac and vascular care, oncology services, orthopedic care, surgical services and pediatric care. is situated 2 miles east of North Potomac.

University
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is a multi-university higher education center of the University System of Maryland for mid-career working professionals and non-traditional students. is situated 2 miles east of North Potomac.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kentlands and Travilah.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of the U.S. city of . was one of the first attempts to develop a community using Traditional Neighborhood Design planning techniques that are now generally referred to under the rubric of the New Urbanism. is situated 1½ miles north of North Potomac.

Town
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is a United States census-designated place and an unincorporated area in , . It is 17.28 square miles located along the north side of the , and surrounded by the communities of , North Potomac, and —all census-designated places. is situated 2½ miles southwest of North Potomac.

Village
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is a United States census-designated place and an unincorporated area in . The CDP is 17.70 square miles. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 6,723, while the village of is considerably smaller in size and population. is situated 3 miles west of North Potomac.

North Potomac

Latitude
39.09801° or 39° 5′ 53″ north
Longitude
-77.23689° or 77° 14′ 13″ west
Population
24,400
Elevation
259 feet (79 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US NPZ
Open location code
87F43QX7+66
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158590790
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4363990
Wiki­data ID
Q518064
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“North Potomac” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “North Potomac”
  • Arabic: “نورث بوتوماك”
  • Aragonese: “North Potomac”
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  • Catalan: “North Potomac”
  • Cebuano: “North Potomac”
  • Chinese: “North Potomac”
  • Chinese: “北波托馬克 (馬里蘭州)”
  • Chinese: “北波托馬克”
  • Corsican: “North Potomac”
  • Croatian: “North Potomac”
  • Czech: “North Potomac”
  • Danish: “North Potomac”
  • Dutch: “North Potomac”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نورث بوتوماك”
  • Esperanto: “North Potomac”
  • Estonian: “North Potomac”
  • Finnish: “North Potomac”
  • French: “North Potomac”
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  • Galician: “North Potomac”
  • German: “North Potomac”
  • Gilaki: “نؤرث پوتوماک (مريلند)”
  • Gilaki: “نؤرث پوتوماک”
  • Hebrew: “צפון פוטומק”
  • Hungarian: “North Potomac”
  • Ido: “North Potomac”
  • Indonesian: “North Potomac”
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  • Jamaican Creole English: “North Potomac”
  • Kabyle: “North Potomac”
  • Kazakh: “Норс Потомак”
  • Kirghiz: “Норс Потомак”
  • Kongo: “North Potomac”
  • Ladin: “North Potomac”
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  • Neapolitan: “North Potomac”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “North Potomac”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “North Potomac”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “North Potomac”
  • Papiamento: “North Potomac”
  • Persian: “نرت پتوومک، مریلند”
  • Persian: “نرت پتوومک”
  • Picard: “North Potomac”
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  • Prussian: “North Potomac”
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  • Scots: “North Potomac”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “North Potomac”
  • Serbian: “Норт Потомак”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “North Potomac, Maryland”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “North Potomac”
  • Sicilian: “North Potomac”
  • Slovak: “North Potomac”
  • South Azerbaijani: “نورت پوتوماک، مریلند”
  • Spanish: “North Potomac (Maryland)”
  • Spanish: “North Potomac”
  • Swahili: “North Potomac”
  • Swedish: “North Potomac”
  • Swiss German: “North Potomac”
  • Tatar: “Норт-Потомак (Мэриленд)”
  • Tatar: “Норт-Потомак”
  • Turkish: “North Potomac”
  • Ukrainian: “Норт-Потомак”
  • Uzbek: “North Potomac”
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  • Zulu: “North Potomac”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dufief Local Park and Westleigh Recreation Club.

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