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Welcome to North Carver ...

North Carver is located in Plymouth County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of North Carver, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

A typical abbreviation for North Carver: N. Carver

North Carver is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for North Carver: (508) and (774)<3>

The ZIP code for North Carver: 02355<4>

Communities near North Carver ...

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

  • Brockton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton
    • Brockton is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
  • Plymouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
  • Taunton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • Bridgewater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,689 people
  • Marshfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Marshfield is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,037 people
  • Middleborough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
    • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
  • Easton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Bristol County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,116 people
  • Wareham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wareham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
    • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
  • Sandwich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
    • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
  • Bourne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
    • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people

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

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

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

Adding North Carver to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Carver 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 North Carver was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the North Carver post office opened in 1828.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Carver.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Carver. 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 North Carver - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508).
<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 North Carver). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether North Carver 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/









 

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