Welcome to Oppenheim ...

Oppenheim is located in Fulton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oppenheim, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

Oppenheim is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Oppenheim is located in the (518) area code.

Websites for Oppenheim ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fultoncountyny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Oppenheim, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Oppenheim ...

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

• Gloversville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloversville
  • Gloversville is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloversville <4>
• Johnstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Ilion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ilion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
  • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
• Herkimer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herkimer
  • Herkimer is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herkimer <4>
• Little Falls
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Little Falls is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Falls <4>
• Mohawk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <4>
• Frankfort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Fort Plain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Plain
  • Fort Plain is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Plain <4>
• Canajoharie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canajoharie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canajoharie
  • Canajoharie is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canajoharie <4>
• Dolgeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolgeville
  • Dolgeville is located in Herkimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolgeville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oppenheim ...

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

Adding Oppenheim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oppenheim 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 Oppenheim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oppenheim post office opened in 1813.

We also found Oppenheim in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oppenheim.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fulton County: www.fulton.ny.us/

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