Gaithersburg city, MD
ZIP 20878 — Amenities & Local Context
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Upper Middle ClassLarge CommunityLow Snow AreaRemote Work Hub
Airports, parks, hospitals, nearby places, and local civic context
Amenities & Location in 20878
Transportation & Access
Distance to Coast
15.7 miles (25.2 km)
✈️ Airports (15)
- IAD (Airport)16.0 miles (25.8 km)
- DCA (Airport)21.3 miles (34.3 km)
- FME (Airport)26.4 miles (42.5 km)
- DAA (Airport)27.7 miles (44.6 km)
- ADW (Airport)29.3 miles (47.2 km)
- MNZ (Airport)30.6 miles (49.2 km)
- BWI (Airport)31.5 miles (50.7 km)
- NYG (Airport)42.3 miles (68.1 km)
- MRB (Airport)44.1 miles (70.9 km)
- MTN (Airport)47.1 miles (75.9 km)
- HGR (Airport)48.4 miles (78.0 km)
- APG (Airport)62.8 miles (101.1 km)
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- NHK (Airport)72.8 miles (117.2 km)
- MDT (Airport)79.0 miles (127.2 km)
- LNS (Airport)86.3 miles (138.8 km)
🌊 Coast (4 points)
- Coast (15.7 miles (25.2 km))
- Coast (21.1 miles (33.9 km))
- Coast (29.5 miles (47.5 km))
- Coast (32.9 miles (52.9 km))
Parks & Recreation
🌲 National Parks (20)
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park7.8 miles (12.5 km)choh
- Great Falls Park8.6 miles (13.9 km)grfa
- Glen Echo Park11.6 miles (18.6 km)glec
- Clara Barton National Historic Site11.6 miles (18.7 km)clba
- George Washington Memorial Parkway11.7 miles (18.8 km)gwmp
- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts12.1 miles (19.4 km)wotr
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail14.8 miles (23.9 km)pohe
- Rock Creek Park15.5 miles (24.9 km)rocr
- Civil War Defenses of Washington15.7 miles (25.2 km)cwdw
- Theodore Roosevelt Island18.1 miles (29.1 km)this
- African American Civil War Memorial18.1 miles (29.2 km)afam
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site18.4 miles (29.6 km)mamc
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- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site18.5 miles (29.7 km)cawo
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial18.5 miles (29.8 km)arho
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial18.8 miles (30.2 km)vive
- Lincoln Memorial18.8 miles (30.3 km)linc
- Monocacy National Battlefield18.8 miles (30.3 km)mono
- The White House and President's Park18.9 miles (30.4 km)whho
- Constitution Gardens18.9 miles (30.4 km)coga
- Korean War Veterans Memorial19.0 miles (30.5 km)kowa
Health & Safety
🏥 VA Hospitals (20)
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center11.5 miles (18.5 km)
- Washington D.C. Vet Center12.4 miles (19.9 km)
- Construction & Facilities Management Regional Office - East14.3 miles (23.0 km)
- Washington DC Vet Center16.8 miles (27.0 km)
- Ball's Bluff National Cemetery17.8 miles (28.7 km)
- Washington DC VA Medical Center18.0 miles (28.9 km)
- Washington D.C. National Capital Region Benefits Office18.4 miles (29.7 km)
- Veterans Benefits Administration18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- Office of General Counsel18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- Board of Contract Appeals18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- Special Assistant to the Secretary for Veterans Service Organizations Liaison18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- National Cemetery Administration18.7 miles (30.0 km)
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- Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- Center for Minority Veterans18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- Board of Veterans' Appeals18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- Center for Women Veterans18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- Department of Veterans Affairs18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- Office of Inspector General18.7 miles (30.0 km)
- Veterans Health Administration18.7 miles (30.0 km)
☢️ Superfund (NPL) (4)
- HIDDEN LANE LANDFILL10.1 miles (16.3 km)
- BELTSVILLE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER (USDA)20.5 miles (32.9 km)
- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD21.7 miles (34.9 km)
- US ARMY FORT DETRICK24.6 miles (39.6 km)
Politics & Opportunity in 20878
Voting & Opportunity