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Welcome to West Tisbury ...

West Tisbury is located on Martha's Vineyard.

West Tisbury is located in Dukes County<1>.

West Tisbury was settled in 1669 and was incorporated in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for West Tisbury: W. Tisbury

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, West Tisbury has a population of 2,928 people<2> (see below for details).

West Tisbury is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: West Tisbury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for West Tisbury: 508 & 774<4>

The ZIP code for West Tisbury: 02575<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Tisbury had an population of 2,928 people. This is an increase of 6.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 18.69% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, West Tisbury had a population of 2,740 people (or 16.53% of the total population of Dukes County). This makes West Tisbury the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of West Tisbury represents 0.04% of the total population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 283rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,740 people, the population of West Tisbury increased 11.07% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,467 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for West Tisbury.

Communities near West Tisbury ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Tisbury.

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 Tisbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Tisbury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Tisbury. 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 Tisbury.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Tisbury. See our Newspapers Page for West Tisbury.

Adding West Tisbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Tisbury 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 Tisbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the West Tisbury post office opened in 1829.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Tisbury.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for West Tisbury.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Tisbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Tisbury area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the West Tisbury area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Tisbury). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Tisbury or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>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/