Wheaton is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, situated north of Washington, D.C., and northwest of downtown Silver Spring.

Downtown Wheaton is located around the triangle formed by Veirs Mill Road, University Boulevard, and Georgia Avenue.

Wheaton developed from Leesborough (named in 1826), a small business district that grew near the junction of three major roads.

This religious body maintained its presence in the Wheaton community until 2000, at which time the New Creation Church purchased the property.

In addition, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) was active, adding utility infrastructure to the area.

[12] For some modern information databases, such as official real estate records, Wheaton (along with several neighboring locales) is considered to be a sub-section of larger Silver Spring.

[14] As of 2010–2020, Wheaton is 23.8% White, 40.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% African American (4.1% Ethiopian, 1.3% Jamaican), and 13.9% Asian (4.42% Vietnamese, 3.72% Filipino, 1.67% Chinese, 1.59% Indian).

[18] Wheaton is home to the Wheaton Regional Park, which includes a nature center; riding stables; dog park; a picnic area with carousel and miniature train; an athletic complex with indoor tennis, ice rink, inline skating rink, and ball fields; and Brookside Gardens, Montgomery County's 50-acre (200,000-m²) public display garden.

Using the call sign W3XK, Charles Francis Jenkins began broadcasting from his home at the corner of Windham Lane and Georgia Ave.[7][22] starting on July 2, 1928.

Developers who create spaces for artists to live and work can be exempt from paying certain property taxes on the value of the renovations for up to 10 years.