Welcome to North Westport ...

North Westport is located in Bristol County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Westport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for North Westport: N. Westport

North Westport is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near North Westport ...

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

• New Bedford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • New Bedford is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
• Fall River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fall River is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
• Warwick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
• Cranston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Taunton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Taunton is located in Bristol County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
• East Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Dartmouth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people
• Middleborough
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
• Newport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport is located in Newport County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
• Bristol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 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 Westport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Westport.

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

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

Adding North Westport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Westport 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 Westport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the North Westport post office opened in 1859. The North Westport post office closed in 1965.

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