Welcome to West Chop ...
West Chop is located on Martha's Vineyard.
West Chop is located in Dukes County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Chop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
A typical abbreviation for West Chop: W. Chop
West Chop is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Chop lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Chop: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for West Chop: 02573<4>
Communities near West Chop ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Chop.
- Barnstable Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnstable Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable Town
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Bourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Fairhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Mashpee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Mattapoisett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattapoisett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Edgartown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgartown
- Edgartown is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
- West Tisbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Chilmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 West Chop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Chop.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Chop. 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 West Chop.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Chop. See our Newspapers Page for West Chop.
Adding West Chop to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Chop 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 West Chop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the West Chop post office opened in 1890.
We also found West Chop in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Chop.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Chop. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dukes County: www.dukescounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Dukes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Chop - 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 West Chop area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the West Chop 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 West Chop). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Chop or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |