ZIP Code 20838

20838 is one of Maryland's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Barnesville, Montgomery County.

City: Barnesville
County: Montgomery County
State: Maryland
Prefix: 208xx

Where this code sits

20838 is part of the 208xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Barnesville.

Barnesville Maryland ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 20838 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 20838

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 20838.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 20842	2.4 mi	Dickerson, MD
ZIP code 20841	3.3 mi	Boyds, MD
ZIP code 20839	3.6 mi	Beallsville, MD
ZIP code 20871	5.3 mi	Clarksburg, MD
ZIP code 20837	6.1 mi	Poolesville, MD
ZIP code 21710	6.3 mi	Adamstown, MD
ZIP code 21790	7.8 mi	Tuscarora, MD
ZIP code 20874	7.9 mi	Germantown, MD

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 20838, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 20838. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.