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Welcome to Birch Harbor ...

Birch Harbor is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birch Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

A typical abbreviation for Birch Harbor: Birch Hbr. (or less commonly used: Birch Harb. or Birch Hrbr.)

Birch Harbor is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Birch Harbor: 207

The ZIP code for Birch Harbor: 04613<3>

Communities near Birch Harbor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birch Harbor.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birch Harbor ...

Looking for more information about Birch Harbor? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Birch Harbor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Birch Harbor.

Adding Birch Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birch Harbor 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 Birch Harbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Birch Harbor post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birch Harbor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birch Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Birch Harbor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Birch Harbor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/