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Welcome to Northeast Harbor ...

Northeast Harbor is located on Mount Desert Island.

Northeast Harbor is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northeast Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.

A typical abbreviation for Northeast Harbor: NE. Harbor

Northeast Harbor is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Northeast Harbor: 207

The ZIP code for Northeast Harbor: 04662<3>

Communities near Northeast Harbor ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northeast Harbor ...

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

Adding Northeast Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Northeast Harbor post office opened in 1864.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northeast 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 Northeast 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 Northeast Harbor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Northeast 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/