Bowie, Maryland

ZIP codes in Bowie

Area codes for Bowie

• Area code 301

  In service since 1947. Shares its area with 227 and 240. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 227

  In service since June 14, 2023. Shares its area with 240 and 301. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 240

  In service since June 1, 1997. Shares its area with 227 and 301. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Bowie is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near Bowie

• Lake Arbor2 km (1.2 mi)
• Kettering2.1 km (1.3 mi)
• Largo3 km (1.9 mi)
• Woodmore3.6 km (2.2 mi)
• Mitchellville3.8 km (2.4 mi)
• Springdale4.8 km (3.0 mi)
• Lanham5 km (3.1 mi)
• Summerfield5.1 km (3.2 mi)