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Welcome to Washington Harbor ...

Washington Harbor is located in Clallam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Washington Harbor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

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

Washington Harbor is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Washington Harbor: 360 & 564<3>

Communities Also Named Washington Harbor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Washington Harbor - they are located in Michigan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Washington Harbor ...

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

  • Port Angeles
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Port Townsend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Coupeville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Blyn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blyn is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
  • Carlsborg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gardiner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Old Town
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Adelma Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
  • Irondale ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Little Oklahoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Washington Harbor ...

Looking for more information about Washington 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Washington Harbor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Washington Harbor.

Adding Washington Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Washington 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 (so far) for Washington Harbor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Washington Harbor post office opened in 1892. The Washington Harbor post office closed in 1896.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Clallam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Washington Harbor - 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 Washington Harbor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Washington Harbor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/