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Welcome to Wareham ...Wareham is located in Plymouth County<1>. The location of Wareham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Wareham was settled in 1678 and was incorporated in 1739. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wareham has a population of 22,753 people<3> (see below for details). Wareham is near sea level<4>. Time Zone: Wareham lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Wareham: (508) & (774)<5> The ZIP code for Wareham: 02571<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wareham had an population of 22,753 people. This is an increase of 4.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.89% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wareham had a population of 21,822 people. This makes Wareham the county's 7th most populous community. The population of Wareham represents 0.33% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 88th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 21,822 people, the population of Wareham increased 7.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 20,335 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wareham. Communities Also Named Wareham ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wareham - they are located in Minnesota, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wareham. Communities near Wareham ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wareham.
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 Wareham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wareham. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wareham. 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 Wareham. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wareham. See our Newspapers Page for Wareham. Adding Wareham to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wareham 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 for Wareham was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). We also found Wareham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wareham. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wareham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/ Footnotes ...
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