Welcome to Franklin Square ...
Franklin Square is located in Nassau County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Franklin Square, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.
A typical abbreviation for Franklin Square: Franklin Sq. (or less commonly used: Franklin Sqr.)
Franklin Square is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Franklin Square lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Franklin Square: 516 & 363<3>
Communities Also Named Franklin Square ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Franklin Square - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franklin Square.
Communities near Franklin Square ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Franklin Square.
- New York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- New York is located in Kings County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Bronx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <4>
- Jersey City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Yonkers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Rochelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West New York
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Hoboken
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Franklin Square. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Franklin Square.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Franklin Square. 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 Franklin Square.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin Square. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Franklin Square.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Franklin Square ...
Looking for more information about Franklin Square? 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 Franklin Square, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Franklin Square.
Adding Franklin Square to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Franklin Square 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 Franklin Square was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Franklin Square post office opened in 1923.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Franklin Square.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Nassau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Franklin Square - 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 516 code has been Overlayed with the 363 area code. New phone numbers in the Franklin Square area will be assigned with one of these codes: 516 or 363. As a result, placing a call in the Franklin Square area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |