Bethesda 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 population of 68,056.
Mid-Atlantic
Bethesda
Montgomery County, MD
Population
66,316
Walk Score
99 · Walker's Paradise
Median rent
$2,312
Median home value
$1,088,000
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Carderock Springs Historic District · listed 2008
Notable landmarks
- Bethesda Meeting House (Boundary Increase)
- Bethesda Meetinghouse · listed 1977
- Bethesda Naval Hospital Tower · listed 1977
- Bethesda Theatre · listed 1999
- Krieger, Seymour, House · listed 2008
- Milton · listed 1975
- Moreland · listed 2005
- River Road Unitarian Church · listed 2025
- Taylor, David W., Model Basin · listed 1985
- Wright, Robert Llewellyn, House · listed 1986
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