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Welcome to Forestport ...

Forestport is located in Oneida County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Forestport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

Forestport is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Forestport: 315 & 680<3>

The ZIP code for Forestport: 13338<4>

Communities near Forestport ...

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

  • Rome
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rome is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
  • Trenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Trenton is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Boonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Leyden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyons Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Remsen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Poland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holland Patent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cold Brook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Forestport ...

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

Adding Forestport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Forestport post office opened in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Forestport.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forestport - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Forestport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Forestport 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 Forestport). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Forestport 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/