Welcome to Old Harbor ...
Old Harbor is located in Barnstable County<1>.
Old Harbor is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Old Harbor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Old Harbor: 508 & 774<3>
Communities Also Named Old Harbor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Old Harbor - they are located in Alaska and Rhode Island.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Harbor.
Communities near Old Harbor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Harbor.
- Barnstable
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Yarmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- Dennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Harwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
- Brewster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
- Orleans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
- Eastham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eastham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
- South Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Chatham is located in Barnstable County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- West Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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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 Old Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Harbor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Harbor. 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 Old Harbor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Harbor. See our Newspapers Page for Old Harbor.
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 Old Harbor - 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 Old Harbor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Old Harbor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |