Welcome to Harwich Port ...
Harwich Port is located on Cape Cod.
Harwich Port is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Harwich Port, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
A typical abbreviation for Harwich Port: Harwich Prt.
Harwich Port is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Harwich Port lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Harwich Port: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for Harwich Port: 02646<4>
Communities near Harwich Port ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harwich Port.
- Barnstable
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barnstable Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Yarmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dennis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Brewster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orleans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orleans is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
- Eastham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wellfleet
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Dennis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Dennis is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dennis
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 Harwich Port. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harwich Port.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harwich Port. 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 Harwich Port.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harwich Port. See our Newspapers Page for Harwich Port.
Adding Harwich Port to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harwich Port 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 (so far) for Harwich Port was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harwich Port.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Harwich Port - 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Harwich Port area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Harwich Port 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 Harwich Port). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harwich Port or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |