Welcome to South Wellfleet ...
South Wellfleet is located on Cape Cod.
South Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of South Wellfleet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.
A typical abbreviation for South Wellfleet: S. Wellfleet
South Wellfleet is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: South Wellfleet lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for South Wellfleet: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for South Wellfleet: 02663<4>
Communities near South Wellfleet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Wellfleet.
- Yarmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- Dennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Harwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
- Brewster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
- Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orleans is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,802 people
- Eastham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eastham is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
- Provincetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
- Truro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Truro is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,007 people
- South Truro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Truro 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 South Wellfleet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Wellfleet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Wellfleet. 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 South Wellfleet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Wellfleet. See our Newspapers Page for South Wellfleet.
Adding South Wellfleet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of South Wellfleet 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 South Wellfleet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the South Wellfleet post office opened in 1829.
For more details, see References and Mentions for South Wellfleet.
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 South Wellfleet - 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 South Wellfleet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the South Wellfleet 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 South Wellfleet). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether South Wellfleet 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/ |