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Welcome to Jamaica Plain ...

Jamaica Plain is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamaica Plain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

A typical abbreviation for Jamaica Plain: Jamaica Pln.

Jamaica Plain is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jamaica Plain: 617 & 857<3>

The ZIP code for Jamaica Plain: 02130<4>

Communities near Jamaica Plain ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamaica Plain ...

Looking for more information about Jamaica Plain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jamaica Plain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jamaica Plain.

Adding Jamaica Plain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jamaica Plain post office opened in 1829.

We also found Jamaica Plain in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamaica Plain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jamaica Plain - 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 617 code has been Overlayed with the 857 area code. New phone numbers in the Jamaica Plain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 617 or 857. As a result, placing a call in the Jamaica Plain 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 Jamaica Plain). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jamaica Plain 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/