Welcome to Fair Harbor ...

Fair Harbor is located on Fire Island.

Fair Harbor is located in Suffolk County<1>.

The location of Fair Harbor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fair Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

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

Fair Harbor is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Fair Harbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fair Harbor - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Fair Harbor ...

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

• Lindenhurst
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <4>
• Massapequa Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
  • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <4>
• Mastic Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic Beach
  • Mastic Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic Beach <4>
• Patchogue
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchogue
  • Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patchogue <4>
• Babylon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Babylon is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babylon <4>
• Lake Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
  • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <4>
• Amityville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
  • Amityville is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amityville <4>
• Farmingdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
  • Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <4>
• Islandia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandia
  • Islandia is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islandia <4>
• Brightwaters
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightwaters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwaters
  • Brightwaters is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brightwaters <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fair Harbor ...

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

Adding Fair Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fair Harbor post office opened in 1927.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fair Harbor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/