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Welcome to Thrift ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thrift, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Thrift is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Thrift ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Thrift - they are located in Georgia (2), North Carolina, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Thrift ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thrift ...

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

Adding Thrift to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thrift 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 Thrift was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thrift post office opened in 1883. The Thrift post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thrift.

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 Thrift - 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 Thrift area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Thrift 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.
<5>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/