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Welcome to Port Elizabeth ...

Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Elizabeth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1802.

A typical abbreviation for Port Elizabeth: Prt. Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Port Elizabeth: 856

The ZIP code for Port Elizabeth: 08348<3>

Communities Also Named Port Elizabeth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port Elizabeth - it's located in Newfoundland and Labrador.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port Elizabeth.

Communities near Port Elizabeth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Elizabeth.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Elizabeth ...

Looking for more information about Port Elizabeth? 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 Port Elizabeth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Elizabeth.

Adding Port Elizabeth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Port Elizabeth post office opened in 1802.

We also found Port Elizabeth in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Elizabeth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Elizabeth - 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 Port Elizabeth). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Port Elizabeth or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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