Silver Spring, Maryland

About Silver Spring

Silver Spring, MD is a small unincorporated community located in central Maryland.

Officially, Silver Spring is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 7.88 square miles.

📰 Silver Spring News Today

• Silver Spring, MD Same-Day Mouse Exterminator: Pest Control Services Expanded markets.businessinsider.com · Aug 18
• Byron Street, Silver Spring, MD DailyVoice.com · Aug 16
• ‘We’re Still Carrying,’ Maryland Synagogue Security Volunteers Say Washington Jewish Week · Aug 17
• Man arrested after stabbing at Silver Spring restaurant 'The Angry Jerk' WJLA · Aug 11
• Couple accused of killing mother in Silver Spring back in court | FOX 5 AT 6AM FOX 5 DC · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Silver Spring Unique

• The only place in America named Silver Spring — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Silver Spring

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Silver Spring

• Abol Ethiopian Cuisine — ethiopian
• BibBop — asian
• Black Lion Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Buena Vida Restaurant — american
• Bump N Grind — coffee shop (café)
• CAVA — mediterranean
• Charm Thai Restaurant — thai
• Chez Aviole — haitian
• Copper Canyon Grill
• Dave & Buster's — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dave & Buster's

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Silver Spring

• Acorn Park reviews ★
• Dale Drive NP reviews ★
• Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• East Silver Spring Urban Park reviews ★
• Flower Avenue Urban Park reviews ★
• Koiner Farm · Garden reviews ★
• Kramer Urban Park reviews ★
• Long Branch-Arliss Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Long Branch-Wayne Local Park reviews ★
• Philadelphia Avenue Urban Park reviews ★
• Seven Oaks Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Sligo Cabin Neighborhood Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Silver Spring

• Argyle Middle
• Bel Pre Elementary
• Cannon Road Elementary
• Cresthaven Elementary
• East Silver Spring Elementary
• Fairland Elementary
• Forest Knolls Elementary
• Galway Elementary
• Georgian Forest Elementary
• Glen Haven Elementary
• Glenallan Elementary
• Harmony Hills Elementary
• JoAnn Leleck at Broad Acres Elementary
• Odessa Shannon Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Holy Cross Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating)

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Silver Spring

🏘️ Nearby Communities