Potomac, Maryland, United States

E81428

census-designated place unincorporated community

Potomac, Maryland, United States is an affluent suburban community near Washington, D.C., known for its large estates, high-income residents, and highly ranked public schools.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Potomac, Maryland	2
Potomac, Maryland, United States canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T488500 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Potomac, Maryland, United States
Context triple: [Dan Snyder, residence, Potomac, Maryland, United States]

A. Clinton, Maryland
Clinton, Maryland is a suburban community in Prince George’s County known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to Washington, D.C.
B. Rockville, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland is a suburban city in Montgomery County just northwest of Washington, D.C., known as a major regional commercial and technology hub and home to several federal agencies.
C. Accokeek, Maryland
Accokeek, Maryland is a suburban community in southern Prince George’s County known for its scenic Potomac River shoreline and proximity to Washington, D.C.
D. Hyattsville, Maryland
Hyattsville, Maryland is a small city in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area known for its historic districts, arts scene, and diverse residential neighborhoods.
E. North Bethesda, Maryland
North Bethesda, Maryland is a suburban community in Montgomery County just northwest of Washington, D.C., known for its mixed residential and commercial areas and proximity to major federal agencies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Potomac, Maryland, United States
Target entity description: Potomac, Maryland, United States is an affluent suburban community near Washington, D.C., known for its large estates, high-income residents, and highly ranked public schools.

A. Clinton, Maryland
Clinton, Maryland is a suburban community in Prince George’s County known for its residential neighborhoods and proximity to Washington, D.C.
B. Rockville, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland is a suburban city in Montgomery County just northwest of Washington, D.C., known as a major regional commercial and technology hub and home to several federal agencies.
C. Accokeek, Maryland
Accokeek, Maryland is a suburban community in southern Prince George’s County known for its scenic Potomac River shoreline and proximity to Washington, D.C.
D. Hyattsville, Maryland
Hyattsville, Maryland is a small city in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area known for its historic districts, arts scene, and diverse residential neighborhoods.
E. North Bethesda, Maryland
North Bethesda, Maryland is a suburban community in Montgomery County just northwest of Washington, D.C., known for its mixed residential and commercial areas and proximity to major federal agencies.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ
areaCode	240 ⓘ 301 ⓘ
borders	Bethesda, Maryland ⓘ Potomac River ⓘ Rockville, Maryland ⓘ
characteristic	affluent residential community ⓘ high-income residents ⓘ highly ranked public schools ⓘ large estates ⓘ
congressionalDistrict	Maryland's 6th congressional district ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Montgomery County ⓘ surface form: Montgomery County, Maryland
demographicCharacteristic	high median household income ⓘ
distanceTo	approximately 10–15 miles from downtown Washington, D.C. ⓘ
economicCharacteristic	primarily residential economy ⓘ
educationLevelCharacteristic	high proportion of residents with college and graduate degrees ⓘ
FIPScode	24-63275 ⓘ
GNISFeatureID	590996 ⓘ
governingBody	Montgomery County Council ⓘ surface form: Montgomery County Government
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
housingType	predominantly single-family detached homes ⓘ
locatedIn	southwestern Montgomery County, Maryland ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
majorRoad	Interstate 270 ⓘ Maryland Route 189 ⓘ Maryland Route 189 ⓘ surface form: Maryland Route 190
medianHouseholdIncomeRank	among highest in United States ⓘ
metropolitanStatisticalArea	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ surface form: Washington–Arlington–Alexandria, DC–VA–MD–WV MSA
namedAfter	Potomac River ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Great Falls of the Potomac ⓘ
nearbyPark	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (across Potomac) ⓘ surface form: C&O Canal National Historical Park Cabin John Regional Park ⓘ
notableFor	equestrian properties ⓘ high property values ⓘ large single-family homes ⓘ
partOf	Washington metropolitan area ⓘ
populationCharacteristic	predominantly suburban ⓘ
postalCode	20817 ⓘ 20854 ⓘ
schoolDistrict	Montgomery County Public Schools ⓘ
state	Maryland ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dan Snyder → residence → Potomac, Maryland, United States ⓘ

Montgomery County → hasCommunity → Potomac, Maryland, United States ⓘ

subject surface form: Montgomery County, Maryland

this entity surface form: Potomac, Maryland

Bethesda, Maryland → borderedBy → Potomac, Maryland, United States ⓘ