If you aren't landing at or departing from an airfield, and are on a VHF frequency, then you are probably going to end up talking to Zone.
(although some posh military airfields call it LARS).
(unless it is quiet and Approach is doing everything).
(or it's Culdrose, which if memory serves me right doesn't have Zone or LARS.).
(or the controller has just come off another consol and can't remember where they are sat - despite the large words above their head!).
Or as Pierre just said, call them by the Airfield name and everyone is happy!