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Welcome to Westport ...Westport is located in Bristol County<1>. The location of Westport has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Westport was established in 1670. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Westport has a population of 16,039 people<3> (see below for details). Westport is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Westport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Westport: (508) & (774)<5> The ZIP code for Westport: 02790<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Westport had an population of 16,039 people. This is an increase of 3.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.09% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Westport had a population of 15,532 people. This makes Westport the county's 13th most populous community. The population of Westport represents 0.24% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 127th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 15,532 people, the population of Westport increased 9.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 14,183 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Westport. Communities Also Named Westport ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Westport - they are located in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Westport. Communities near Westport ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Westport.
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 Westport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Westport. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Westport. 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 Westport. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Westport. See our Newspapers Page for Westport. Adding Westport to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Westport 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 Westport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Westport in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Westport. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westport. 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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