Bethesda
unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Summary
Bethesda is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. Bethesda ranks in the top 0.38% of census designated place in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,861 views/month, #36 of 9,562).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Montgomery County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Continent: North America[5]
- Instance of: unincorporated community[6]
- Shares border with: Washington, D.C.[7], Friendship Heights Village[8], Chevy Chase[9], North Bethesda[10], Kensington[11], Cabin John[12], Glen Echo[13], Brookmont[14], Potomac[15]
- Named after: Bethesda Meeting House[16]
- Postal code: 20810[17], 20811[18], 20813[19], 20814[20], 20816[21], 20817[22], 20824[23], 20827[24], 20889[25], 20892[26], 20894[27]
- Part of: Bethesda–Chevy Chase[28]
- Commons category: Bethesda, Maryland[29]
- Local dialing code: 301[30], 240[31]
- Coordinate location: 38.9848265, -77.0946459[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bethesda, Maryland[33]
- Population: 63,374[34], 62,448[35], 60,858[36], 68,056[37]
- Topic has template: Template:Bethesda, Maryland[38]
- Official name: Bethesda[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bethesda, Maryland[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bethesda, Maryland[41]
- Number of households: 27,383[42], 26,040[43]
- Female population: 32,956[44]
- Male population: 29,492[45]
- Native label: Bethesda[46]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Bethesda, Maryland[47]
- Elevation above sea level: 97[48]
- Area: 34.518363[49], 34.612873[50]
- Köppen climate classification: humid subtropical climate[51]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bethesda include Bethesda station[52], a metro station[53], in United States[54], founded in 1984[55] and Bethesda system[56], a method[57].
Why It Matters
Bethesda has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Bethesda is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Bethesda include Bethesda station[52], a metro station[53], in United States[54], founded in 1984[55] and Bethesda system[56], a method[57].