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Welcome to Kensington ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kensington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kensington has a population of 2,454 people<2> (see below for details).

Kensington is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP codes for Kensington: 20891, 20895<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kensington had an population of 2,454 people. This is an increase of 10.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kensington had a population of 2,213 people. This makes Kensington the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Kensington represents 0.04% of the population of Maryland (which has 5,773,552 people), making it the state's 68th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,213 people, the population of Kensington increased 18.15% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,873 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kensington.

Communities Also Named Kensington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Maryland communities named Kensington: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Anne Arundel County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 28 communities that are also named Kensington - they are located in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York (3), Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina (3), Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Websites for Kensington ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kensington, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kensington ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kensington ...

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

Adding Kensington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Kensington post office opened in 1890.

We also found Kensington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kensington.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kensington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

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 Kensington.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kensington - 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 Kensington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Kensington 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 Kensington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kensington 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/




 

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