Welcome to Port Norris ...

Port Norris is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Norris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Port Norris: Prt. Norris

Port Norris is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Port Norris: 856

The ZIP code for Port Norris: 08349<3>

Communities near Port Norris ...

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

• Vineland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Millville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Bridgeton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Sea Isle City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Sea Isle City is located in Cape May County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Isle City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
• Estell Manor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Estell Manor is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estell Manor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
• Corbin City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Corbin City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
• Delmont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Delmont is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
• Port Elizabeth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Elizabeth
• Turkey Point Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkey Point Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point Corner
• Laurel Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Lake is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Lake

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Norris ...

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

Adding Port Norris to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Port Norris post office opened in 1870.

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