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Welcome to Harborside ...

Harborside is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harborside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Harborside is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Harborside: 207

The ZIP code for Harborside: 04642<3>

Communities near Harborside ...

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

  • Belfast
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bucksport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Camden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Searsport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincolnville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Orland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Deer Isle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harborside ...

Looking for more information about Harborside? 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 Harborside, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harborside.

Adding Harborside to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harborside post office opened in 1890.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harborside.

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 Harborside - 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 Harborside). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harborside 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/