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Welcome to Chevy Chase ...

The town of Chevy Chase is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chevy Chase, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chevy Chase has a population of 2,986 people<2> (see below for details).

Chevy Chase is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Chevy Chase: 301, 227 & 240<4>

The ZIP codes for Chevy Chase: 20815, 20825<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chevy Chase had an population of 2,986 people. This is an increase of 5.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chevy Chase had a population of 2,824 people. This makes Chevy Chase the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Chevy Chase represents 0.05% of the total population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 61st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,824 people, the population of Chevy Chase increased 3.6% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,726 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chevy Chase.

Communities Also Named Chevy Chase ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Chevy Chase - they are located in Kentucky and Utah.

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

Websites for Chevy Chase ...

Official Website:   www.townofchevychase.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Communities near Chevy Chase ...

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

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 Chevy Chase. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chevy Chase.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chevy Chase. 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 Chevy Chase.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chevy Chase ...

Looking for more information about Chevy Chase? 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 Chevy Chase, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Chevy Chase.

Adding Chevy Chase to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chevy Chase 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 for Chevy Chase was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Chevy Chase post office opened in 1893.

We also found Chevy Chase on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chevy Chase.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Chevy Chase.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chevy Chase - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Chevy Chase area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Chevy Chase area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as Chevy Chase). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Chevy Chase or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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