Welcome to Chittenango ...

The village of Chittenango is located in Madison County<1>.

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

Chittenango was established in 1842.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Chittenango has a population of 4,856 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Chittenango is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Chittenango: (315)

Websites for Chittenango ...

Official Website: www.chittenango.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Chittenango had an population of 4,856 people. This is a decrease of 4.43% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Chittenango had a population of 5,081 people (which is 6.92% of the total population of Madison County). This makes Chittenango the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Chittenango represents 0.03% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 473rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,081 people, the population of Chittenango increased 4.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,855 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Chittenango.

Communities near Chittenango ...

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

• Syracuse
  (13 miles [20.9 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>
• De Witt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
• Oneida
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <5>
• North Syracuse
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Canastota
  (6 miles [9.7 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 southwest)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Minoa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
  • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <5>
• Sherrill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Sherrill is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <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 Chittenango. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chittenango.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chittenango. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Chittenango.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chittenango ...

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

Adding Chittenango to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chittenango post office opened in 1823.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chittenango.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chittenango: www.chittenango.org/

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

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