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Welcome to Laurence Harbor ...

Laurence Harbor is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Laurence Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

A typical abbreviation for Laurence Harbor: Laurence Hbr. (or less commonly used: Laurence Harb. or Laurence Hrbr.)

Laurence Harbor is near sea level<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Laurence Harbor: 08879<3>

Communities near Laurence Harbor ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laurence Harbor ...

Looking for more information about Laurence 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Laurence Harbor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laurence Harbor.

Adding Laurence Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Laurence 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 for Laurence Harbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Laurence Harbor post office opened in 1924.

We also found Laurence Harbor on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laurence 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 Laurence Harbor). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Laurence Harbor or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/