Welcome to East Syracuse ...

The village of East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County<1>.

The location of East Syracuse has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Syracuse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

A typical abbreviation for East Syracuse: E. Syracuse

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Syracuse has a population of 2,925 people<3> (see below for details).

East Syracuse is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: East Syracuse lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for East Syracuse: (315)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Syracuse had an population of 2,925 people. This is a decrease of 5.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Syracuse had a population of 3,084 people. This makes East Syracuse the county's 23rd most populous community.

The population of East Syracuse represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 688th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,084 people, the population of East Syracuse decreased 2.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,178 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Syracuse.

Communities near East Syracuse ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Syracuse.

• Syracuse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• Baldwinsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <5>
• North Syracuse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Solvay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
  • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <5>
• Chittenango
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
  • Chittenango is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <5>
• Canastota
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canastota
  • Canastota is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canastota <5>
• Manlius
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <5>
• Fayetteville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <5>
• Cazenovia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <5>
• Skaneateles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
  • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Syracuse. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for East Syracuse.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Syracuse ...

Looking for more information about East Syracuse? 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 East Syracuse, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Syracuse.

Adding East Syracuse to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Syracuse post office opened in 1876.

We also found East Syracuse in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Syracuse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Syracuse. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/