This article contains a list of United States Coast Guard stations in the United States within the United States Coast Guard's nine districts. There are currently many stations located throughout the country along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean and Great Lakes. Although many of the stations have been located on shore, floating stations have been based on the Ohio River [1] and Dorchester Bay. [2]
Many of the stations listed date from the 1800s, during the existence of the United States Life-Saving Service. Development of stations were started with the 1848 signing of the Newell Act. This act allowed Congress to appropriate $10,000 to established unmanned life-saving stations along the New Jersey coast south of New York Harbor and to provide "surf boat, rockets, carronades and other necessary apparatus for the better preservation of life and property from shipwreck ... ." During that same year, the Massachusetts Humane Society received funds from Congress for life-saving stations on the Massachusetts coastline. Over the next six years, further stations were built, although they were loosely managed. [3]
The advent of air stations beginning in 1920 meant that some stations would become obsolete, as air coverage and improved technology were better able to supplement the rescue of mariners in remote regions. With early air stations using aircraft that could land on water, boat and air stations could work together to make sure that maximum help could be provided in time of need. [4]
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Hampton Beach | Hampton Beach | 1898 | 1969 | Yes | Unknown | 1st | 16 | [24] |
Coast Guard Station Isle of Shoals | Appledore Island | 1910 | 1954 | No | N/A | N/A | 14 | [25] |
Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor | New Castle | unknown | active | Yes | Unknown | 1st | Unknown | [26] |
Coast Guard Station Rye Beach | Rye | 1874 | 1933 | 7 | 15 | [27] | ||
Coast Guard Station Wallis Sands | 1890 | 1938 | Unknown | 13 | [28] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Burlington | Burlington | 1948 | Active | No | N/A | N/A | Unknown | [29] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Block Island | New Shoreham | 1879 | Active | Yes | 5 | 3rd | 62 | [68] |
Coast Guard Station Brenton Point | Newport | 1884 | 1946 | No | N/A | N/A | 53 | [69] |
Coast Guard Auxiliary Station Warwick | Warwick | 1972 | Active | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [70] |
Coast Guard Station Castle Hill | 1941 | Active | 34 | [71] | ||||
Coast Guard Station Green Hill | South Kingstown | 1911–1912 | 1939 | Yes | Unknown | 3rd | Unknown | [72] |
Coast Guard Station Narragansett | Narragansett | 1887 | 1937 | 1 | 54 | [73] | ||
Coast Guard Station New Shoreham | New Shoreham | 1874 | 4 | 61 | [74] | |||
Coast Guard Station Point Judith | Point Judith | 1876 | Active | 2 | 55 | [75] | ||
Coast Guard Station Quonocontaug | Quonochontaug | 1891 | 1939 | Unknown | 57 | [76] | ||
Coast Guard Station Sandy Point | Portsmouth | 1898 | 1922 | 60 | [77] | |||
Coast Guard Station Watch Hill | Watch Hill | 1879 | 1947? | 3 | 58 | [78] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station New Haven | New Haven | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | N/A | Unknown | [79] |
Coast Guard Station New London | New London | [80] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook | Sandy Hook | 1848 | Active | Yes | 1 | 4th | 97 | [123] |
Coast Guard Station Spermaceti Cove | Middletown | 1849 | 1949 [124] | Yes | 2 | 4th | 98 | [125] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Philadelphia | Philadelphia | June 7, 2002 | Active | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [168] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Bethany Beach | Bethany Beach | 1905 | 1945 | Yes | 2 | 5th | 143 | [169] |
Coast Guard Station Cape Henlopen | Cape Henlopen | 1876 | 1937 | 1 | 140 | [170] | ||
Coast Guard Station Fenwick Island | Fenwick Island | 1891 | Pre-1957 | Unknown | 144 | [171] | ||
Coast Guard Station Indian River Inlet | Rehoboth Beach | 1876 1964 | 1962 Active | 3 | 142 | [172] | ||
Coast Guard Station Lewes | Lewes | 1883 | Pre-1957 | Unknown | 139 | [173] | ||
Coast Guard Station Rehoboth Beach | Rehoboth Beach | 1878 | 1921 | 2 | 141 | [174] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Annapolis | Annapolis | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [175] |
Coast Guard Station Crisfield | Crisfield | [176] | ||||||
Coast Guard Station Green Run Inlet | Assateague Island | 1875–1876 | 1939 | Yes | 5 | 5th | 108 | [177] |
Coast Guard Station Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight | 1897 | 1948 | Unknown | 145 | [178] | ||
Coast Guard Station North Beach | North Beach | 1883 | 1970 | 147 | [179] | |||
Coast Guard Station Cove Point | Cove Point, Maryland | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | ||
Coast Guard Station Ocean City | Ocean City | 1878 | Active | Unknown | 4th | 146 | [180] | |
Coast Guard Station Oxford | Oxford | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [181] |
Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes | St. Inigoes | 1976 | Active | N/A | N/A | Unknown | [182] | |
Coast Guard Station Stillpond | Still Pond | Unknown | Active (seasonal) | Unknown | Unknown | [131] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | 2003 | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [183] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Georgetown | Georgetown | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [236] |
Coast Guard Station Sullivan's Island | Sullivan's Island | 1894–1895 | Unknown | Yes | 196 | [237] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Brunswick | Brunswick | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [238] |
Coast Guard Station Tybee Island | Tybee Island | 1983 | Yes | [238] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station San Juan | San Juan | 1993 | Active | No | N/A | N/A | Unknown | [263] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Carrabelle | Carrabelle | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [264] |
Coast Guard Station Destin | Destin | 1977 | No | N/A | N/A | [265] | ||
Coast Guard Station Panama City | Panama City | 1933 | [266] | |||||
Coast Guard Station Pensacola | Pensacola | 1885 | Yes | Unknown | 7th | [267] | ||
Coast Guard Station Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa Island | N/A | N/A | 212 | [268] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island | Dauphin Island | Unknown | Active | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A | [269] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Gulfport | Gulfport | Unknown | Active | Unknown | N/A | N/A | N/A | [270] |
Coast Guard Station Natchez | Natchez | Active | [271] | |||||
Coast Guard Station Pascagoula | Pascagoula | 1929 | Active | Yes | [272] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Grand Isle | Grand Isle | Unknown | Active | No | N/A | N/A | Unknown | [273] |
Coast Guard Search and Rescue Station New Orleans | Metairie | [274] | ||||||
Coast Guard Station Venice | Venice | [275] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Sector Houston | Houston | 1963 | Active | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
Coast Guard Station Aransas | Port Aransas | 1878 | 5 | [276] | ||||
Coast Guard Station Freeport | Surfside Beach | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [277] | |||
Coast Guard Station Galveston | Galveston | [278] | ||||||
Coast Guard Station Port O'Connor | Port O'Connor | [279] | ||||||
Coast Guard Station Sabine Pass | Port Arthur | 1879 | 1955 | Yes | 1 | 8th | 216 | [280] |
Coast Guard Station Saluria | Matagorda Island | 1880 | 1942 | 4 | 220 | [281] | ||
Coast Guard Station San Luis | Galveston Island | 1879 | 1950? | Unknown | 218 | [282] | ||
Coast Guard Station South Padre Island | South Padre Island | 1978 | Active | 6 | 222 | [283] | ||
Coast Guard Station Velasco | Velasco | 1888 | 1914 | Unknown | 219 | [284] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Louisville | Louisville | 1881 | 1972 | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | 276 | [285] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Alexandria Bay | Alexandria Bay | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [286] |
Coast Guard Station Buffalo | Buffalo | 1877 | Yes | 5 | 9th | 235 | [287] | |
Coast Guard Station Galloo Island | Galloo Island | 1874 | 1973 | Unknown | 231 | [288] | ||
Coast Guard Station Niagara | Niagara | 1893 | Active | 234 | [289] | |||
Coast Guard Station Oswego | Oswego | 1875 | 3 | 232 | [290] | |||
Coast Guard Station Rochester | Rochester | 4 | 233 | [291] | ||||
Coast Guard Station Sackett's Harbor | Sackett's Harbor | Post-1874 | Post-1915 | 1 | 231 | [292] | ||
Coast Guard Station Salmon Creek | Salmon Creek | 1877 | 1886 | 2 | N/A | [293] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Erie | Erie | 1876 | Active | Yes | 6 | 9th | 236 | [294] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Ashtabula | Ashtabula | 1893 | Active | Yes | Unknown | 9th | 237 | [295] |
Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor | Cleveland | 1875 | Unknown | [296] | ||||
Coast Guard Station Fairport | Fairport | 1876 | 7 | 238 | [297] | |||
Coast Guard Station Lorain | Lorain | 1908 | Unknown | 240 | [298] | |||
Coast Guard Station Marblehead | Marblehead | 1876 | Unknown | [299] | ||||
Coast Guard Station Toledo | Toledo | 1938? | No | N/A | N/A | [300] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Michigan City | Michigan City | 1888 | Active | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | 274 | [345] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Calumet Harbor | Chicago | 1934 | Active | Unknown | Unknown | 11th | 278 | [346] |
Coast Guard Station Chicago | Chicago | 1875 | 1968 | Yes | 280 | [347] | ||
Coast Guard Station Jackson Park | Jackson Park | 1892 | 1963 | 11 | 11 | 279 | [348] | |
Coast Guard Station Wilmette Harbor | Wilmette | 1877 | Active | 12 | 11th | 12 | [349] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Bayfield | Bayfield | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | 11th | Unknown | [350] |
Coast Guard Station Baileys Harbor | Baileys Harbor | 1895 | 1948 | Yes | 289 | [351] | ||
Coast Guard Station Green Bay | Green Bay | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | [352] | ||
Coast Guard Station Kenosha | Kenosha | 1879 | Yes | 13 | 282 | [353] | ||
Coast Guard Station Kewaunee | Kewaunee | 1893 | 1947 | Unknown | 287 | [354] | ||
Coast Guard Station Milwaukee | Milwaukee | 1875 | Pre-1970 | 15 | 284 | [355] [356] | ||
Coast Guard Station Plum Island | Washington | 1896 | Active | Unknown | 290 | [357] | ||
Coast Guard Station Racine | Racine | 1875 | 1971 | 14 | 283 | [358] | ||
Coast Guard Station Sheboygan | Sheboygan | Active | 16 | 285 | [359] | |||
Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay | Sturgeon Bay | 1885 | Unknown | 288 | [360] | |||
Coast Guard Station Two Rivers | Two Rivers | 1875 | 17 | 286 | [361] | |||
Coast Guard Station (Small) Washington Island | Washington, Door County | 1902 | Unknown | Unknown | [362] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Duluth | Duluth | 1894 | Active | Yes | Unknown | 11th | 304 (originally 265) | [363] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Chetco River | Harbor | 1961 | Active | No | N/A | 12th | Unknown | [384] |
Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) Coos Bay | Coos Bay | 1976 | Unknown | [385] | ||||
Coast Guard Station Coos Bay | Coos Bay | 1878 | 1955 | Yes | 4 | 12th | 320 | [386] |
Coast Guard Station Coquille River | Bandon | 1890 | Active | Unknown | Unknown | [387] | ||
Coast Guard Station Depoe Bay | Depoe Bay | 1940 | Unknown | [388] [389] | ||||
Coast Guard Station Point Adams | Warrenton | 1889 | 1967 | Yes | 311 | 326 | [390] | |
Coast Guard Station Port Orford | Port Orford | 1934 | 1970 | No | N/A | Unknown | [391] | |
Coast Guard Station Portland | Portland | 1997 | Active | [392] | ||||
Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River | Florence | 1917 | [393] | |||||
Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay | Garibaldi | 1907 | Yes | 312 | 325 | [394] | ||
Coast Guard Station Umpqua River | Winchester Bay | 1891 | Unknown | 321 | [395] | |||
Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay | Newport | 1895 | 323 | [396] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Bellingham | Bellingham | 1977 | Active | No | N/A | 13th | Unknown | [397] |
Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment | Ilwaco | 1877 | Yes | 3 | 12th | 327 | [398] | |
Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor | Grays Harbor | 1897 | Unknown | 330 | [399] | |||
Coast Guard Station Klipsan Beach | Ocean Park | 1891 | 1949 | 309 | [400] | |||
National Motor Lifeboat School, Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco | Ilwaco | 1968 (1980) | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [401] | |
Coast Guard Station Neah Bay | Neah Bay | Unknown | Yes | 1 | 12th | 332 | [402] | |
Coast Guard Station Port Angeles | Port Angeles | 2003 | No | N/A | 13th | Unknown | [403] | |
Coast Guard Station Quillayute River | La Push | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [404] | |||
Coast Guard Station Seattle | Seattle | 1989 | No | N/A | [405] | |||
Coast Guard Station Willapa Bay | Willapa Bay Shoreline | 1887 | Yes | 2 | 12th | 329 | [406] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Honolulu | Honolulu | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [407] |
Coast Guard Station Maui | Maui | [408] | ||||||
Coast Guard Station Kauai | Kauai | [409] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor | Apra Harbor | Unknown | Active | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [410] |
Station | Location | Opened | Closed | Life-Saving Station? | Life-Saving Station number | Life-Saving Station district | Coast Guard Station number | Reference |
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Coast Guard Station Juneau | Juneau | Mid-1950s | Active | No | N/A | 17th | Unknown | [411] |
Coast Guard Station Ketchikan | Ketchikan | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [412] | |||
Coast Guard Station Nome | Nome | 1905 | 1949 | Yes | 305 | [413] | ||
Coast Guard Station Valdez | Valdez | 2004 | Active | No | N/A | Unknown | [414] |
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