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Welcome to North Falmouth ...

North Falmouth is located on Cape Cod.

North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County<1>.


The location of North Falmouth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of North Falmouth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

A typical abbreviation for North Falmouth: N. Falmouth

North Falmouth is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for North Falmouth: (508) and (774)<4>

The ZIP code for North Falmouth: 02556<5>

Communities Also Named North Falmouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Falmouth - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near North Falmouth ...

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

  • New Bedford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
    • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
  • Barnstable
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
    • Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
    • Barnstable has also been known as:
    • Barnstable Village
  • Barnstable Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
    • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
  • Dartmouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dartmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
  • Falmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
  • Wareham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
  • Sandwich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
  • Bourne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
    • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
  • Fairhaven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
  • Mashpee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mashpee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
    • Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people

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

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

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

Adding North Falmouth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Falmouth 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 for North Falmouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the North Falmouth post office opened in 1817.

We also found North Falmouth in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Falmouth.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Falmouth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Falmouth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as North Falmouth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether North Falmouth or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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