Editing Kemp Mill, Maryland (section)

==Geography==
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Large parks border Kemp Mill on both the east and west sides. A defining feature of Kemp Mill is its abundant open space and greenery. Extensive stretches along both sides of Kemp Mill Road are filled with lush greenery. [[Northwest Branch Anacostia River]] lies to the east, while [[Wheaton Regional Park]] is to the west. The Kemp Mill area contains around 6,000 acres of forest, most of which is situated within parkland.<ref name=":1">{{Citation | title=Kemp Mill Master Plan Introduction | url=https://www.montgomeryplanning.org/community/plan_areas/eastern_county/master_plans/kempmill_aa/intro.pdf | access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref>

As an unincorporated area, Kemp Mill does not have officially defined boundaries. However, Kemp Mill is recognized by the [[United States Census Bureau]] and by the [[United States Geological Survey]] as a [[census-designated place]].<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the neighborhood has a total area of 2.54&nbsp;square miles (6.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), nearly all land.

Kemp Mill is considered by many of its residents to be part of unincorporated [[Silver Spring, Maryland|Silver Spring]].<ref name="SilverSpringJewish">{{cite web | url=http://www.jewishsilverspring.org/ | title=Jewish Silver Spring | access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref> It is served by the [[Wheaton, Maryland|Wheaton]] Post Office.

There is a very large [[eruv]] that encompasses Kemp Mill and the other Jewish communities of Silver Spring.<ref>[Kemp Mill Synagogue], [https://www.kmsynagogue.org/about-the-kemp-mill-community.html]</ref>