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Welcome to Western Branch Borough ...

Western Branch Borough is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for Western Branch Borough: 757 & 948<2>

Communities near Western Branch Borough ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Western Branch Borough.

  • Chesapeake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Norfolk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Newport News
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hampton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Portsmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Suffolk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
  • Ames Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
  • Bennett Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Harbor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Western Branch Borough ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Western Branch Borough - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Western Branch Borough area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Western Branch Borough area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.