Zip Area Code

Gaithersburg, Maryland

Gaithersburg, Maryland, in Montgomery County, has ZIP codes 20877, 20878, 20879, 20882, 20883, 20884 and others, and area code 301, with overlays 227 and 240.

ZIP codes
20877, 20878, 20879, 20882 …
Area codes
301, 227, 240
Time zone
Eastern Time
Coordinates
39.1517, -77.1965

ZIP codes in Gaithersburg

ZIP codePost officeCountyArea codes
20877GaithersburgMontgomery County301, 227, 240
20878GaithersburgMontgomery County301, 227, 240
20879GaithersburgMontgomery County301, 227, 240
20882GaithersburgMontgomery County301, 227, 240
20883*GaithersburgMontgomery County301, 227, 240
20884*GaithersburgMontgomery County301, 227, 240
20885*GaithersburgMontgomery County301, 227, 240
20898*GaithersburgMontgomery County301, 227, 240
20899GaithersburgMontgomery County301, 227, 240

* No mapped delivery area: P.O. boxes or a single organization. Area codes are those of the nearest ZIP code area.

Area codes for Gaithersburg

  • 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

Gaithersburg is in the Eastern Time zone.

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