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Silver Spring, MD

Census ZIP code profile for Silver Spring, MD - 7 ZIPs, total population 282,095. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SILVER-SPRING-MD · Silver Spring, MD 7 ZIPs · 282,095 pop · #2760/25278 · Montgomery County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MAJOR · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $113,151
  • RANK-TOP #2760/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gaithersburg
  • BOOK-MID 7 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 59% owners
  • POP-MAJOR 282,095
  • SPREAD-WIDE 20903→20905
  • HOME-HIGH $575,729

Nearest income peer: Gaithersburg, MD ( $1,597 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Silver Spring

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Silver Spring on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Silver Spring, MD sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a major-metro population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 11%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
282,095
city population (Census)
7
USPS ZIP codes covered
$113,151
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income city with a manageable ZIP set (7 codes). Median household income averages $113,151 against unemployment of 6.3%. Home values around $575,729 and rents near $1,966 usually move together, compare two adjacent ZIPs when school-catchment pockets matter.

Silver Spring sits in the lower half of Montgomery County on income: Rockville, Germantown and Bethesda report more, Montgomery Village and Takoma Park report less. Potomac marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 121% above Silver Spring.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Silver Spring differ

Silver Spring's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $80,768 in ZIP 20903 to $159,740 in ZIP 20905, while home values span $455,800 in 20906 to $730,900 in 20910. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.0×

20903 to 20905

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.6×

20906 to 20910

Poverty-rate spread
10.1 points

20905 to 20903

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Silver Spring residents fan out across many ZIPs

Population is spread across 7 codes in Silver Spring. The densest, 20906, still represents only about 23% of the 282,095 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-density employers across Silver Spring's ZIP mosaic

Citywide ZBP: 5,501 establishments, 71,616 employees , annual payroll $4,697,805k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 7 of 7 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20910 (1,693 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (955) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Silver Spring, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Montgomery County, which covers 45 ZIP codes in all; 7 of them fall in Silver Spring. See the Montgomery County roll-up →

Silver Spring sits in the lower half of Montgomery County on income: Rockville, Germantown and Bethesda report more, Montgomery Village and Takoma Park report less. Potomac marks the far end of that range at $250,000+, 121% above Silver Spring.

Side-by-side: Compare 20906 vs 20904 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20906 64,696 $97,521 772 2,069
20904 54,612 $96,025 970 1,540
20902 48,841 $114,486 1,007 2,487
20910 37,445 $112,134 1,693 3,181
20901 34,832 $131,386 506 2,498
20903 23,625 $80,768 254 2,532
20905 18,044 $159,740 299 542
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