Potomac, Maryland

About Potomac

Potomac, MD is a small unincorporated community located in central Maryland.

Officially, Potomac is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 25.16 square miles.

📰 Potomac News Today

• Utility worker rescued after being trapped in trench collapse in Potomac, Md. WJLA · Oct 6
• Crews rescue worker trapped in Potomac trench collapse WTOP News · Oct 6
• Testing shows Potomac River is healthy after January sewer line collapse NBC4 Washington · Oct 9
• Rescuers free man trapped in Potomac trench WUSA9 · Oct 6
• Worker rescued after Potomac trench collapse; DC Council passes bills to fund Metro upgrades FOX 5 DC · Oct 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Maryland headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Potomac Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Maryland — one of 536 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Potomac

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Potomac

• Bagels n Grinds — bagel (café)
• Hunter's Bar and Grill — american
• Potomac Pizza — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• En Bistro & Sushi — sushi
• Fire Wok — asian
• Normandie Farm — french
• Old Anglers Inn
• Playa Bowls
• Vie de France (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Henry-Duffy Park · Attraction
• Lock 15 · Attraction
• Lock 16 · Attraction
• Maryland Mine · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Potomac

• Avenel Local Park reviews ★
• Bedfordshire Park reviews ★
• Buck Branch Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Buck Branch Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cabin John Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Charred Oak Neighborhood Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Heritage Farm Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Highland Stone Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Kilgour Branch Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Potomac Community Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Rock Run Stream Valley Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rockwood Special Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Potomac

• Bells Mill Elementary
• Beverly Farms Elementary
• Cabin John Middle
• Cold Spring Elementary
• Herbert Hoover Middle
• Potomac Elementary
• Wayside Elementary
• Winston Churchill High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Potomac

🏘️ Nearby Communities