Welcome to Roche Harbor ...
Roche Harbor is located on San Juan Island.
Roche Harbor is located in San Juan County<1>.
The pronunciation of Roche Harbor: ROHSH<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Roche Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
A typical abbreviation for Roche Harbor: Roche Hbr. (or less commonly used: Roche Harb. or Roche Hrbr.)
Roche Harbor is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Roche Harbor lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Roche Harbor: 360 & 564<4>
Communities near Roche Harbor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Roche Harbor.
- Victoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Langford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Bay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Bay <5>
- Colwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
- North Saanich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- View Royal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Royal
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for View Royal <5>
- Friday Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Argyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Roche Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roche Harbor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Roche 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 Roche Harbor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Roche Harbor. See our Newspapers Page for Roche Harbor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roche Harbor ...
Looking for more information about Roche 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 Roche Harbor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Roche Harbor.
Adding Roche Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Roche 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 Roche Harbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Roche Harbor post office opened in 1882.
We also found Roche Harbor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Roche Harbor.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Roche Harbor. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roche Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Roche Harbor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Roche Harbor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |