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Welcome to New Harbor ...

New Harbor is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

New Harbor is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for New Harbor: 207

The ZIP code for New Harbor: 04554<3>

Communities Also Named New Harbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Harbor - it's located in Rhode Island.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Harbor.

Communities near New Harbor ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New 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 New Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Harbor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Harbor ...

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

Adding New Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Harbor post office opened in 1874.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New 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 New Harbor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether New 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/