Damascus, Maryland

ZIP codes in Damascus

Area codes for Damascus

• 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

Damascus is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near Damascus

• Clarksburg7.1 km (4.4 mi)
• Green Valley7.7 km (4.8 mi)
• Monrovia8.9 km (5.5 mi)
• Ten Mile Creek9 km (5.6 mi)
• Ijamsville9.1 km (5.7 mi)
• Montgomery9.8 km (6.1 mi)
• Laytonsville10 km (6.2 mi)
• Montgomery Village11.4 km (7.1 mi)