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Welcome to Accord ...

Accord is located in Plymouth County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Accord, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Accord is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Accord: (781) and (339)<3>

The ZIP code for Accord: 02018<4>

Communities Also Named Accord ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Accord - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Accord ...

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

  • Boston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Boston is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 691,531 people
  • Cambridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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    • Cambridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,192 people
  • Brockton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Quincy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,421 people
  • Somerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Somerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,935 people
  • Plymouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
  • Malden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malden
    • Malden is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,922 people
  • Brookline
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
    • Brookline is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,022 people
  • Weymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
    • Weymouth is located in Norfolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,104 people
  • Revere
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
    • Revere is located in Suffolk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,375 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 Accord. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Accord.

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

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

Adding Accord to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Accord post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Accord.

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

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 Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Accord - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (339) is an overlay for area code (781).
<4>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 Accord). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Accord or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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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