Welcome to North Pocasset ...

North Pocasset is located in Barnstable County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Pocasset, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for North Pocasset: N. Pocasset

North Pocasset is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Pocasset: 508 & 774<3>

Communities near North Pocasset ...

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

• New Bedford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Plymouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
• Barnstable
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
  • Barnstable has also been known as:
  • Barnstable Village
• Barnstable Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
• Falmouth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
• Yarmouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
• Wareham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
• Sandwich
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
• Bourne
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
• Fairhaven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 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 Pocasset. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Pocasset.

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

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

Adding North Pocasset to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Pocasset 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 Pocasset was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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