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Welcome to Arkville ...

Arkville is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arkville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.

Arkville is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Arkville: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for Arkville: 12406<4>

Websites for Arkville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities near Arkville ...

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

  • Delhi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Delhi is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <5>
  • Stamford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hobart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fleischmanns
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Andes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Halcottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Belle Ayr
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Belle Ayr is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ayr
  • Denver
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Kingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • New Kingston is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kingston
  • Arena ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Arena is located in Delaware County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arkville ...

Looking for more information about Arkville? 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 Arkville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arkville.

Adding Arkville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arkville 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 (so far) for Arkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arkville post office opened in 1837.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arkville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arkville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Arkville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Arkville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Arkville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arkville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/