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Welcome to Halifax ...

Halifax is located in Plymouth County<1>.

Halifax was settled in 1670 and was incorporated in 1734.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Halifax has a population of 7,850 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Codes for Halifax: 781 & 339<4>

The ZIP code for Halifax: 02338<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Halifax had an population of 7,850 people. This is an increase of 4.42% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.67% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Halifax had a population of 7,518 people. This makes Halifax the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Halifax represents 0.11% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 211st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,518 people, the population of Halifax has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,500 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Halifax.

Communities Also Named Halifax ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Halifax - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Halifax ...

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

  • Brockton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Quincy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Weymouth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Taunton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Braintree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Norfolk County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 34,362 people
  • Stoughton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgewater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marshfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Halifax to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Halifax 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 Halifax was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Halifax post office opened in 1814.

We also found Halifax in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Halifax.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Halifax.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Halifax - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Halifax area will be assigned with one of these codes: 781 or 339. As a result, placing a call in the Halifax area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 Halifax). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Halifax or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/