Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. At the time of the 2020 United States census, Gaithersburg had a population of 69,657, making it the third-largest incorporated city and the ninth-most populous community in the state. Gaithersburg is located to the northwest of Washington, D.C., and is considered a suburb and a primary city within the Washington metropolitan area. Gaithersburg was incorporated as a town in 1878 and as a city in 1968. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is headquartered in Gaithersburg directly west of I-270. Other major employers in the city include IBM, Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Services business area headquarters, AstraZeneca. Gaithersburg is also the location of the garrison of the United States Army Reserve Legal Command.

Country: United States
State: Maryland
County: Montgomery
Settled (as Log Town): 1765
Founded: 1802
Incorporated (as a town): April 5, 1878
Ascension (to city status): 1968
Named for: Benjamin Gaither
Mayor: Jud Ashman
Council Members: Neil Harris, Lisa Henderson, Yamil Hernández, Jim McNulty, Robert T. Wu
Population (2020): 69,657
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
FIPS code: 24-31175
GNIS feature ID: 2390591
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Official Website: https://www.gaithersburgmd.gov/
Wikidata description: city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, Suburb of Washington DC
Wikidata id: Q752719
Wikidata label: Gaithersburg
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