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Welcome to Rock Creek Village ...

Rock Creek Village is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rock Creek Village: Rock Crk. Vlg. (or less commonly used: Rock Ck. Vlg. or Rock Cr. Vlg.)

Rock Creek Village is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rock Creek Village: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Websites for Rock Creek Village ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Rock Creek Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock Creek Village.

  • Arlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Gaithersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • College Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Herndon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Herndon is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <4>
  • Fairfax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfax is located in Fairfax City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <4>
  • Greenbelt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Takoma Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock Creek Village ...

Looking for more information about Rock Creek Village? 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 Rock Creek Village, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rock Creek Village.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Creek Village - 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 Rock Creek Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Creek Village 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.