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Welcome to Point Roberts ...

Point Roberts is located in Whatcom County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Point Roberts, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Point Roberts is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Point Roberts: 360 & 564<3>

The ZIP code for Point Roberts: 98281<4>

Communities Also Named Point Roberts ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Point Roberts - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Point Roberts ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Roberts ...

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

Adding Point Roberts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Point Roberts 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 Point Roberts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Point Roberts post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Point Roberts.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whatcom, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Point Roberts - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Point Roberts area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Point Roberts area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Point Roberts). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Point Roberts or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/