Welcome to Westport ...

Westport is located in Mendocino County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Westport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Westport is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Westport lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Westport is located in the (707) area code.

The ZIP code for Westport: 95488<3>

Communities Also Named Westport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Westport - they are located in Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Westport ...

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

• Fort Bragg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bragg
  • Fort Bragg is located in Mendocino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Bragg <4>
• Inglenook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook
  • Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
• Branscomb
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branscomb
  • Branscomb is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branscomb <4>
• Bowman Place
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Place
  • Bowman Place is located in Mendocino County
• South Leggett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Leggett
  • South Leggett is located in Mendocino County
• Laytonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laytonville
  • Laytonville is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laytonville <4>
• Leggett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
  • Leggett is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leggett <4>
• Caspar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspar
  • Caspar is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspar <4>
• Mendocino
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendocino
  • Mendocino is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendocino <4>
• Piercy
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy
  • Piercy is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piercy <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westport ...

Looking for more information about Westport? 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 Westport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Westport.

Adding Westport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Westport 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 Westport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Westport post office opened in 1879.

We also found Westport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/