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Welcome to Two Harbors ...

The city of Two Harbors is located in Lake County<1> and is the County Seat for Lake County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Two Harbors, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Two Harbors: Two Hbrs.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Two Harbors has a population of 3,524 people<2> (see below for details).

Two Harbors is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Two Harbors lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Two Harbors: 218

The ZIP code for Two Harbors: 55616<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Two Harbors had an population of 3,524 people. This is a decrease of 5.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Two Harbors had a population of 3,745 people (which is 34.5% of the total population of Lake County). This makes Two Harbors the county's most populous community.

The population of Two Harbors represents 0.07% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 175th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,745 people, the population of Two Harbors increased 3.65% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,613 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Two Harbors.

Communities Also Named Two Harbors ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Two Harbors - it's located in California.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Two Harbors.

Communities near Two Harbors ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Two Harbors. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Two Harbors.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Two Harbors ...

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

Adding Two Harbors to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Two Harbors 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 Two Harbors was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Two Harbors post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Two Harbors.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Two Harbors.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Two Harbors - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as Two Harbors). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Two Harbors or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/