Chevy Chase Section Three Maryland Map

About Chevy Chase Section Three, Maryland

Chevy Chase Section Three is a locality in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a small community with a population of 802. The population density is 2646.6 people per km². Chevy Chase Section Three is located at 38.9790°N, 77.0739°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Chevy Chase Section Three is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 20815.

Chevy Chase Section Three presents a landscape defined by the deliberate, quiet geometry of mature hardwoods and the persistent, low-slung presence of the Pinehurst Branch, which traces the contours of the land with a modest, persistent gravity. It lies 1.4 miles east of Bethesda, MD (from Bethesda, MD: bearing 95°T), and is situated 6.1 miles north-northwest of Washington. The topography here avoids the dramatic, favoring instead a gentle, deliberate incline that rises toward the distant, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains, visible only when the air is stripped of its summer humidity. Within the borders of Chevy Chase Section Three, the atmosphere is anchored by Gazebo Park, a singular, quiet clearing where the light at dusk catches the edges of the leaves, turning the canopy into a flickering mosaic of amber and deep, shadowed green. The nearby Black Horse Trail offers a passage through the undergrowth, allowing for a perspective on the land that remains largely undisturbed by the kinetic energy of the surrounding region, maintaining a stillness that feels intentional and preserved against the passage of time.

Developmental history in Chevy Chase Section Three is rooted in the early twentieth-century transition from agrarian plots to a planned residential enclave, a shift that prioritized the preservation of the existing woodland over dense, commercial expansion. The local economy is not one of extraction or industry, but rather a reflection of the professional corridors that define the broader landscape, tethered to the intellectual and governmental life of the nation’s capital. Residents often look toward the nearby Dalecarlia Reservoir, a body of water that acts as a silent, artificial anchor in the regional geography, while the proximity of Soapstone Valley and the rush of Little Falls provide a sense of wilder, unmanaged depth just beyond the immediate neighborhood boundaries. Life here functions as a steady, measured rhythm, where the architecture serves as a quiet record of domestic stability, and the inhabitants move through their days with a focus on the maintenance of a singular, private serenity that feels distinctly removed from the clamor of the wider world.

About This Chevy Chase Section Three Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chevy Chase Section Three, Maryland. Coordinates: 38.978999, -77.073867. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Chevy Chase Section Three includes the ZIP code (20815), telephone area code (301, 240), county seat of Montgomery County (Rockville), and school district assignment (Montgomery County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.