Welcome to Harbor ...

Harbor is located in Curry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Harbor is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Harbor lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Harbor: (541) & (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Harbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Harbor - they are located in California, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Harbor ...

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

• Smith River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith River
  • Smith River is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith River <5>
• Fort Dick
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dick
  • Fort Dick is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Dick <5>
• Pistol River
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pistol River
  • Pistol River is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pistol River <5>
• Crescent City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <5>
• Gasquet
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasquet
  • Gasquet is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasquet <5>
• Hiouchi
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiouchi
  • Hiouchi is located in Del Norte County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiouchi <5>
• Bertsch - Oceanview
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bertsch - Oceanview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertsch - Oceanview
  • Bertsch - Oceanview is located in Del Norte County (CA)
• Gold Beach
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Beach
  • Gold Beach is located in Curry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Beach <5>
• Wedderburn
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedderburn
  • Wedderburn is located in Curry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedderburn <5>
• O'Brien
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
  • O'Brien is located in Josephine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harbor ...

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

Adding Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Harbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Harbor post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harbor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Curry County: www.co.curry.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/