Nantucket, Nova Scotia

Nantucket
Neighborhood

Location within Nova Scotia

Coordinates: 44°40′21.67″N 63°31′4.36″W / 44.6726861°N 63.5178778°WCoordinates: 44°40′21.67″N 63°31′4.36″W / 44.6726861°N 63.5178778°W
Country  Canada
Province  Nova Scotia
Municipality Halifax Regional Municipality
Community Dartmouth
Community council Harbour East - Marine Drive Community Council
District 6 - Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East
Postal code B2W
Area code 902

Nantucket is an upper middle income residential neighborhood in the Woodlawn area in the community of Dartmouth within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia. The area was built in early 1970s across Portland Street (Route 207) from Portland Estates. It was named after the Nantucket Whaling Company which was once situated on Halifax Harbour.