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Welcome to East Homer ...

East Homer is located in Cortland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Homer, you might consider that their post office opened in 1840.

A typical abbreviation for East Homer: E. Homer

East Homer is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for East Homer: 607

The ZIP code for East Homer: 13056<3>

Communities near East Homer ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Homer ...

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

Adding East Homer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Homer post office opened in 1840.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cortland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Homer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 East Homer). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Homer or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/