Back Bethesda, Maryland Afrikaans بيثيسدا Arabic بيثيسدا ماريلاند ARZ Betesda (Merilend) Azerbaijani بتزدا، مریلند AZB Бэтэсда Byelorussian Бетезда Bulgarian Bethesda (Maryland) Breton Bethesda (Maryland) Catalan Bethesda (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Maryland) CEB
Bethesda, Maryland | |
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| Bethesda Urban Partnership | |
 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 | Urban partnership[1] |
| • Executive director | Jeff Burton[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.33 sq mi (34.52 km2) |
| • Land | 13.26 sq mi (34.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 68,056 |
| • Density | 5,131.65/sq mi (1,981.30/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[4] |
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 total population of 68,056.[5]
It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda.[6]
- ^ "About BUP". Maryland: Bethesda Urban Partnership, Inc. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- ^ "Staff". Maryland: Bethesda Urban Partnership. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
Executive Director Jeff Burton
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bethesda, Maryland
- ^ "QuickFacts: Bethesda CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Where Are You From? - Credo Reference". credoreference.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2012.