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Welcome to East Otto ...

East Otto is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Otto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.

East Otto is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Otto: 716 & 624<3>

The ZIP code for East Otto: 14729<4>

Communities near East Otto ...

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

  • Salamanca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Springville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gowanda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <5>
  • Arcade
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklinville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Randolph
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • North Collins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Delevan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <5>
  • Cattaraugus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Otto ...

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

Adding East Otto to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Otto post office opened in 1830.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Otto - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the East Otto area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the East Otto 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 East Otto). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Otto 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/