Welcome to Harborside ...

Harborside is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harborside, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Harborside is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Harborside: (207)

The ZIP code for Harborside: 04642<4>

Communities near Harborside ...

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

• Belfast
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Belfast is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfast <5>
• Bucksport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
  • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <5>
• Camden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Rockport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rockport is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <5>
• Blue Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
  • Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <5>
• Searsport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsport
  • Searsport is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searsport <5>
• Lincolnville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <5>
• Orland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
  • Orland is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <5>
• Deer Isle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Isle
  • Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Isle <5>
• Hope
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harborside ...

Looking for more information about Harborside? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Harborside, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harborside.

Adding Harborside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harborside 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 Harborside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harborside post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harborside.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/