Welcome to East Orleans ...
East Orleans is located on Cape Cod.
East Orleans is located in Barnstable County<1>.
The location of East Orleans has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Orleans, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.
A typical abbreviation for East Orleans: E. Orleans
East Orleans is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: East Orleans lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for East Orleans: (508) and (774)<4>
The ZIP code for East Orleans: 02643<5>
Communities near East Orleans ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Orleans.
- Barnstable
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- 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
- Yarmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Harwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Brewster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Eastham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Wellfleet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Truro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Thumpertown Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thumpertown Beach
- Thumpertown Beach is located in Barnstable County
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 East Orleans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Orleans.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Orleans. 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 East Orleans.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Orleans. See our Newspapers Page for East Orleans.
Adding East Orleans to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Orleans 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 East Orleans was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the East Orleans post office opened in 1835.
We also found East Orleans in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Orleans.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Orleans. 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 East Orleans - 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 East Orleans). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Orleans or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |