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.

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

History edit

 
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 edit

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

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