Shady Grove is an unincorporated area

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland, situated just to the north of Washington, D.C., and southwest of the city of Baltimore. It is one of the most affluent counties in the United States, and has the highest percentage of residents over 25 years of age who hold post-graduate...

. It has a population of 5,000-7,000, between the cities of Rockville

Rockville, Maryland

Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a major incorporated city in the central part of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The 2010 U.S...

 and Gaithersburg

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Gaithersburg is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. The city had a population of 59,933 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest incorporated city in the state, behind Baltimore, Frederick, and Rockville...

, mostly in zip code

ZIP Code

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s 20850 and 20855, though the exact boundaries are not officially defined. Shady Grove is one of Montgomery County's upper middle class areas. The area is best identified by Shady Grove Road, which is exit 8 off of I-270. Other notable places in the area that bear the name are:

• Shady Grove Metrorail station
  Shady Grove (Washington Metro)
  Shady Grove is an island platformed Washington Metro station in Derwood, Maryland, United States. The station was opened on December 15, 1984, and is operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority . Serving as the northwestern terminus of the Red Line, it is the station most distant...
  
  
• Shady Grove Medical Village and Shady Grove Life Sciences Center
  • Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
    Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
    Shady Grove Adventist Hospital is a 336-licensed bed acute care facility located in Rockville, Maryland. Shady Grove Adventist Hospital provides a range of health services to the community such as high-risk obstetrical care, cardiac and vascular care, oncology services, orthopedic care, surgical...
    
    
• Shady Grove Executive Center
• The Universities at Shady Grove http://www.shadygrove.umd.edu