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Shady Grove, Maryland
Location of Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Location of Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Country  United States of America
State  Maryland
County Montgomery
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
20850, 20855
Area code(s) 301, 240

Shady Grove is an unincorporated area of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of 5,000-7,000, between the cities of Rockville and Gaithersburg, mostly in zip codes 20850 and 20855, though the exact boundaries are not officially defined.

History

Construction of the Shady Grove Plaza Shopping Center (1978)
Shady Grove in 1978

Shady Grove is one of Montgomery County's upper middle class areas. The area is best identified by Shady Grove Road, which is located near exit 8 off of I-270. Other notable places in the area that bear the name are:

  • Shady Grove Metrorail station, although it is located in Derwood, Maryland.
  • Shady Grove Medical Village and Shady Grove Life Sciences Center
  • Shady Grove Executive Center
  • The Universities at Shady Grove
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