Welcome to Oyster Harbors ...
Oyster Harbors is located in Barnstable County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Oyster Harbors: Oyster Hbrs.
Oyster Harbors is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Oyster Harbors lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Oyster Harbors: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near Oyster Harbors ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oyster Harbors.
- Barnstable
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Yarmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- Wareham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Sandwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Bourne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Mashpee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Harwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 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 Oyster Harbors. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oyster Harbors.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oyster Harbors. 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 Oyster Harbors.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oyster Harbors. See our Newspapers Page for Oyster Harbors.
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 Oyster Harbors - 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 Oyster Harbors area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Oyster Harbors area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |