Welcome to Green Harbor ...
Green Harbor is located on Cape Cod Bay.
Green Harbor is located in Plymouth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
A typical abbreviation for Green Harbor: Green Hbr. (or less commonly used: Green Harb. or Green Hrbr.)
Green Harbor is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Green Harbor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Green Harbor: 781 & 339<3>
The ZIP code for Green Harbor: 02041<4>
Communities near Green Harbor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Green Harbor.
- Brockton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
- Brockton is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
- Weymouth
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
- Marshfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
- Middleborough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Hingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hingham
- Hingham is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,720 people
- Scituate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,553 people
- Rockland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Green Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Harbor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Green Harbor. 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 Green Harbor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Harbor. See our Newspapers Page for Green Harbor.
Adding Green Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Green Harbor 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 Green Harbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Green Harbor post office opened in 1886.
We also found Green Harbor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Harbor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Harbor. 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 Green Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 781 code has been Overlayed with the 339 area code. New phone numbers in the Green Harbor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 781 or 339. As a result, placing a call in the Green Harbor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 Green Harbor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Green Harbor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |