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ZIP Codes Starting with
59 ZIP codes start with 208, sorted at the Suburban, MD (SCF 208) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Maryland: 40 residential ZIP codes across 1 county and 19 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 208 mean?
The first digit, 2, is one of ten national areas (District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia). The first three, 208, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 208 to the Suburban, MD (SCF 208) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 208 ZIP codes are Rockville, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Bethesda, Potomac and Montgomery Village.
The same facility sorts 2 prefixes, 77 ZIP codes in all: 208, 209.
Where are the 208 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 208
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20810 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20811 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20812 | Glen Echo | Montgomery County | 276 | 1,559 | $214k | $1.16M |
| 20813 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20814 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | 32,795 | 7,355 | $151k | $990k |
| 20815 | Chevy Chase | Montgomery County | 30,505 | 5,666 | $195k | $1.29M |
| 20816 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | 18,140 | 5,090 | $233k | $1.22M |
| 20817 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | 37,454 | 2,668 | $249k | $1.18M |
| 20818 | Cabin John | Montgomery County | 1,539 | 1,658 | $246k | $1.34M |
| 20824 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20825 | Chevy Chase | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20827 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20830 | Olney | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20832 | Olney | Montgomery County | 25,553 | 2,659 | $169k | $627k |
| 20833 | Brookeville | Montgomery County | 7,860 | 411 | $204k | $797k |
| 20837 | Poolesville | Montgomery County | 6,699 | 166 | $174k | $772k |
| 20838 | Barnesville | Montgomery County | 306 | 327 | $250k+ | $776k |
| 20839 | Beallsville | Montgomery County | 158 | 52 | $160k | $950k |
| 20841 | Boyds | Montgomery County | 9,969 | 367 | $185k | $783k |
| 20842 | Dickerson | Montgomery County | 2,369 | 43 | $204k | $746k |
| 20847 | Rockville | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20848 | Rockville | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20849 | Rockville | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20850 | Rockville | Montgomery County | 50,353 | 3,567 | $126k | $714k |
| 20851 | Rockville | Montgomery County | 14,946 | 5,894 | $126k | $569k |
| 20852 | Rockville | Montgomery County | 48,180 | 5,967 | $123k | $665k |
| 20853 | Rockville | Montgomery County | 31,851 | 3,527 | $159k | $632k |
| 20854 | Potomac | Montgomery County | 50,498 | 1,492 | $250k+ | $1.17M |
| 20855 | Derwood | Montgomery County | 17,279 | 1,322 | $149k | $640k |
| 20857 | Rockville | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20859 | Potomac | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20860 | Sandy Spring | Montgomery County | 2,035 | 564 | – | $654k |
| 20861 | Ashton | Montgomery County | 2,890 | 558 | $163k | $853k |
| 20862 | Brinklow | Montgomery County | 430 | 273 | $190k | $811k |
| 20866 | Burtonsville | Montgomery County | 15,986 | 2,275 | $140k | $447k |
| 20868 | Spencerville | Montgomery County | 198 | 122 | $143k | $622k |
| 20871 | Clarksburg | Montgomery County | 30,182 | 1,319 | $178k | $669k |
| 20872 | Damascus | Montgomery County | 13,983 | 703 | $141k | $504k |
| 20874 | Germantown | Montgomery County | 62,738 | 2,767 | $115k | $399k |
| 20875 | Germantown | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20876 | Germantown | Montgomery County | 26,406 | 2,433 | $120k | $487k |
| 20877 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | 38,546 | 6,842 | $93k | $475k |
| 20878 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | 66,115 | 3,233 | $144k | $716k |
| 20879 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | 25,264 | 2,932 | $112k | $468k |
| 20880 | Washington Grove | Montgomery County | 577 | 1,728 | $135k | $613k |
| 20882 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | 13,751 | 364 | $184k | $737k |
| 20883 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20884 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20885 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20886 | Montgomery Village | Montgomery County | 34,718 | 8,466 | $99k | $387k |
| 20889 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | 584 | 1,497 | – | – |
| 20891 | Kensington | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20892 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 20894 | Bethesda | Montgomery County | no residents | 0 | – | – |
| 20895 | Kensington | Montgomery County | 19,184 | 4,709 | $174k | $782k |
| 20896 | Garrett Park | Montgomery County | 932 | 2,725 | $250k+ | $1.01M |
| 20897 | Suburb Maryland Fac | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20898 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 20899 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | 57 | 538 | $24k | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.