Welcome to North Falmouth ...
North Falmouth is located on Cape Cod.
North Falmouth is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Falmouth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1817.
A typical abbreviation for North Falmouth: N. Falmouth
North Falmouth is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Falmouth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for North Falmouth: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for North Falmouth: 02556<4>
Communities Also Named North Falmouth ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Falmouth - it's located in Maine.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Falmouth.
Communities near North Falmouth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Falmouth.
- New Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Barnstable
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Barnstable Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Dartmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Wareham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Bourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Mashpee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashpee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 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 Falmouth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Falmouth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Falmouth. 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 Falmouth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Falmouth. See our Newspapers Page for North Falmouth.
Adding North Falmouth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Falmouth 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 North Falmouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the North Falmouth post office opened in 1817.
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Falmouth.
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 North Falmouth - 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 North Falmouth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the North Falmouth 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 North Falmouth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether North Falmouth or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |