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Welcome to Point Harbor ...

Point Harbor is located in Currituck County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for Point Harbor: Pt. Harbor

Point Harbor is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Point Harbor: 252

The ZIP code for Point Harbor: 27964<3>

Communities Also Named Point Harbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Point Harbor - they are located in Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Point Harbor ...

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

  • Kill Devil Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kitty Hawk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Southern Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nags Head
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Manteo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Duck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • George Town Sands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • George Town Sands is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Town Sands
  • Poteskeet Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Poteskeet Village is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteskeet Village
  • Powells Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Ridge is located in Dare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Harbor ...

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

Adding Point Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Point Harbor post office opened in 1907.

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

Footnotes ...

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