South Kensington, Maryland

Nearest ZIP codes to South Kensington

These are the ZIP codes nearest to South Kensington, each listed with the post office it is named after.

Area codes for South 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

South Kensington is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near South Kensington

• Chevy Chase View1.3 km (0.8 mi)
• Kensington1.6 km (1.0 mi)
• North Chevy Chase1.7 km (1.1 mi)
• Forest Glen1.9 km (1.2 mi)
• North Kensington2.6 km (1.6 mi)
• Chevy Chase3 km (1.9 mi)
• Garrett Park3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• Chevy Chase Section Five3.6 km (2.2 mi)