[4] The town is part of a larger community, colloquially referred to as Chevy Chase, that includes several adjoining settlements in Montgomery County and one neighborhood of Washington.

In the 1890s, a real estate syndicate led by Francis G. Newlands bought more than 1,700 acres in upper Northwest D.C. and southern Montgomery County to create a Maryland streetcar suburb he dubbed Chevy Chase.

In 1918, the subdivision called Section IV was incorporated as a municipality called the Town of Chevy Chase, creating a town government empowered to collect taxes and provide services.

[5] The Town of Chevy Chase is located in southern Montgomery County.

[6] Its southern border is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the District of Columbia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Town of Chevy Chase has a total area of 0.47 square miles (1.22 km2), all land.

[2] Coquelin Run, a tributary of Rock Creek, rises in the town.

The fourth highway, lying just beyond the town's western edge, is Maryland Route 355 (Wisconsin Avenue), which provides many of the same connections as MD 185 does on a slightly more west alignment.

The Town of Chevy Chase sends students to the Montgomery County Public Schools.