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Welcome to Kettering ...

Kettering is located in Prince George's County<1>.

Kettering is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Kettering ...

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

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

Communities near Kettering ...

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

  • Arlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Arlington is located in Arlington County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 207,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
  • Alexandria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
  • Annapolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • College Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Laurel is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <4>
  • Hyattsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Takoma Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Falls Church
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kettering ...

Looking for more information about Kettering? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kettering, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kettering.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Prince George's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kettering - 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 Kettering area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Kettering area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.