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Welcome to Rockport ...

Rockport is located in Sussex County<1>.

Rockport is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rockport: 973 & 862<3>

Communities Also Named Rockport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New Jersey communities named Rockport: This one is located in Sussex County and the other is located in Warren County.

Beyond New Jersey, there are 28 communities that are also named Rockport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), New Brunswick, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Rockport ...

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

  • Middletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Jervis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton is located in Sussex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
  • Warwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Warwick is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
  • Goshen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Goshen is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
  • Chester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Chester is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
  • Greenwood Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Florida
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Florida is located in Orange County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <4>
  • Matamoras
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wurtsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockport ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Sussex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rockport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 973 code has been Overlayed with the 862 area code. New phone numbers in the Rockport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 973 or 862. As a result, placing a call in the Rockport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.