Kensington, Maryland

ZIP codes in Kensington

Area codes for Kensington

• 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

Kensington is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near Kensington

• Chevy Chase View1 km (0.6 mi)
• North Kensington1.4 km (0.9 mi)
• South Kensington1.6 km (1.0 mi)
• Garrett Park1.6 km (1.0 mi)
• North Chevy Chase2.9 km (1.8 mi)
• Wheaton3 km (1.9 mi)
• Forest Glen3 km (1.9 mi)
• North Bethesda3.8 km (2.4 mi)