3 neighborhoods compared — 20 shuls, 4 kosher stores and restaurants, 6 day schools and 3 mikvaos on the map.
The Orthodox heart of the Washington area is just over the District line in Montgomery County, Maryland, and ShulMap maps two communities there. Silver Spring's Kemp Mill is the larger — widely regarded as the largest Orthodox community between Baltimore and Miami, with Kemp Mill Synagogue, Young Israel Shomrai Emunah, the Yeshiva of Greater Washington and a kosher shopping strip in a compact, walkable pocket.
On the county's west side, Potomac and Rockville are smaller and more spread out: Beth Sholom, Young Israel Ezras Israel and the Chabad Shul of Potomac side by side on Seven Locks Road, Magen David Sephardic Congregation and the Aish Center in Rockville, and Moti's Market for kosher groceries. Inside the District itself, Kesher Israel in Georgetown, the Shul of the Nation's Capital near Dupont Circle, Ohev Sholom – The National Synagogue on 16th Street and Chabad on Capitol Hill each anchor a smaller community.
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| Silver Spring / Kemp Mill | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | $$–$$$ | $551k | Moving guide → |
| Potomac / Rockville | 7 | 1 | · | 1 | $$$ | $1.17M | Moving guide → |
| Washington, DC | 4 | · | · | 1 | $$$ | $1.29M | Moving guide → |
Widely regarded as the largest Orthodox community between Baltimore and Miami — Kemp Mill packs over a dozen shuls, multiple day schools, and a full kosher shopping strip on Lamberton Drive into a compact, eruv-covered suburban pocket minutes from the Beltway.
The Orthodox community on Montgomery County's west side — Beth Sholom, Young Israel Ezras Israel and Chabad side by side on Seven Locks Road in Potomac, with Magen David Sephardic, the Aish Center and Moti's Market a few minutes away in Rockville and North Bethesda.
Orthodox shuls inside the District itself — Kesher Israel in Georgetown with the National Capital Mikvah nearby, the Shul of the Nation's Capital near Dupont Circle, Ohev Sholom – The National Synagogue on 16th Street, and Chabad on Capitol Hill.
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ShulMap maps 3 Orthodox neighborhoods in the Washington, DC area: Silver Spring, Potomac and Washington. Together they have 20 shuls on the map, plus 4 kosher stores and restaurants, 6 day schools and 3 mikvaos. Each has its own page with a walkable shul map.
Silver Spring has the most on ShulMap, with 9 mapped, followed by Potomac (7) and Washington (4). Shul count is a rough guide to community size, not to fit — a smaller community with a daily minyan near housing you can afford may suit a family better than a bigger one.
By the US Census median home value for each community's ZIP (2020–2024), Silver Spring ($551,200) is the most affordable in the Washington, DC area, followed by Potomac ($1,165,400), and Washington ($1,292,400) the most expensive. These are ZIP-wide figures as valued by owners — asking prices usually run higher, and each relocation guide says which sections cost what.
ShulMap has mikvaos mapped in Silver Spring, Potomac and Washington. Day schools are mapped in Silver Spring. A community without one on the map may still have one we have not added yet, and families commonly use institutions in a neighboring community.
It differs community by community, and ShulMap never infers one. Each community page carries its own eruv detail with the source and the date it was last checked. Always confirm with your local rav or the eruv hotline before carrying on Shabbos.
Walking distance: Walking-distance circles are approximate and do not assert a halachic standard. Confirm what is walkable for you locally.
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