Welcome to West Hyannisport ...
West Hyannisport is located in Barnstable County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hyannisport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.
A typical abbreviation for West Hyannisport: W. Hyannisport
West Hyannisport is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: West Hyannisport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Hyannisport: 508 & 774<3>
The ZIP code for West Hyannisport: 02672<4>
Communities near West Hyannisport ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Hyannisport.
- Barnstable
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Barnstable Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnstable Town is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,535 people
- Falmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yarmouth is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,166 people
- Sandwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,151 people
- Bourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bourne is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,743 people
- Mashpee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mashpee is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,266 people
- Dennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,890 people
- Harwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harwich is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,144 people
- Brewster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 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 West Hyannisport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Hyannisport.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Hyannisport. 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 Hyannisport.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Hyannisport. See our Newspapers Page for West Hyannisport.
Adding West Hyannisport to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Hyannisport 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 West Hyannisport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the West Hyannisport post office opened in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Hyannisport.
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 West Hyannisport - 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 Hyannisport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the West Hyannisport 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 Hyannisport). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Hyannisport 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/ |