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The blue area is assigned area codes 301, 240, and 227; the red area is area codes 410, 443 and 667. The state of Maryland is served by the following area codes:
Cambridge is a city in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 13,096 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat of Dorchester County and the county's largest municipality. Cambridge is the fourth most populous city in Maryland's Eastern Shore region, after Salisbury, Elkton and Easton. [5] [6]
The three area codes are overlay codes for one numbering plan area, among which 410 was the initial area code for the NPA, when it was split from area code 301 in 1991. 443 and 667 found assignment primarily in cellular service and for competitive local exchange carriers, such as Comcast and Cavalier Telephone, when introduced, but have since ...
Dorchester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland.At the 2020 census, the population was 32,531. [1] Its county seat is Cambridge. [2] [3] The county was formed in 1669 and named for the Earl of Dorset, a family friend of the Calverts (the founding family of the Maryland colony). [4]
The district covers about 100 acres (40 ha) of Cambridge, centered on the triangular intersection of High, Washington, and Pine Streets. It is a predominantly residential area with some commercial development. The majority of the district's housing consists of somewhat uniform factory worker housing.
Cambridge Historic District, Wards I and III is a national historic district in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. It is a large residential, commercial, and governmental area in the northwest section of the city. It consists of buildings from the late 18th through the mid 20th century.
MD 343 was paved from the western city limit of Cambridge to Horns Point Road by 1921. [4] The state highway was paved within Cambridge and extended west to Town Point Road by 1923. [5] The state highway was extended to Lloyds in 1928 and was under construction west to Cornerville by 1930. [6] [7] [8] MD 343 was completed to Hudson by 1933. [9]
The city's founder, Christopher Clark Hyatt (1799–1884), purchased his first parcel of land in the area in 1845. [7] Hyatt opened a store and began mail delivery, officially naming the nascent community "Hyattsville" in his 1859 application to become postmaster.