Welcome to Vestal ...

Vestal is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vestal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Vestal is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Vestal is located in the (607) area code.

The ZIP code for Vestal: 13850<3>

Websites for Vestal ...

Official Website: www.vestalny.com/

Communities Also Named Vestal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Vestal - they are located in Arkansas, California, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Vestal ...

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

• Binghamton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Binghamton is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binghamton <4>
• Johnson City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Owego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Port Dickinson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
• Montrose
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Hallstead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <4>
• Newark Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <4>
• Whitney Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <4>
• Candor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <4>
• Great Bend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
  • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <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 Vestal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vestal.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vestal. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Vestal.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vestal ...

Looking for more information about Vestal? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Vestal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Vestal.

Adding Vestal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vestal post office opened in 1825.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vestal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Vestal: www.vestalny.com/

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

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