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Welcome to Bittinger ...

Bittinger is located in Garrett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bittinger, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Bittinger is 2,690 feet [820 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bittinger is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bittinger lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bittinger: 301, 227 & 240<3>

The ZIP code for Bittinger: 21522<4>

Communities Also Named Bittinger ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bittinger - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bittinger.

Communities near Bittinger ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bittinger.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bittinger. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bittinger.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bittinger. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bittinger.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bittinger. See our Newspapers Page for Bittinger.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bittinger ...

Looking for more information about Bittinger? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bittinger, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bittinger.

Adding Bittinger to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bittinger in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bittinger was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bittinger post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bittinger.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Garrett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bittinger - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Bittinger area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Bittinger area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bittinger). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bittinger or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/