Welcome to Fulton ...

The city of Fulton is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fulton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fulton has a population of 11,115 people<2> (see below for details).

Fulton is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fulton is located in the (315) area code.

Websites for Fulton ...

Official Website: www.cityoffulton.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fulton had an population of 11,115 people. This is a decrease of 6.57% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.24% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fulton had a population of 11,896 people (or 9.74% of the total population of Oswego County). This makes Fulton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Fulton represents 0.06% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 207th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,896 people, the population of Fulton has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 11,855 people).

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

Communities Also Named Fulton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Fulton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fulton.

Communities near Fulton ...

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

• Oswego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
• Baldwinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
• North Syracuse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
  • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
• Liverpool
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
  • Liverpool is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
• Phoenix
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
• Central Square
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
  • Central Square is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <4>
• Mexico
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
• Jordan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <4>
• Elbridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
  • Elbridge is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elbridge <4>
• Fair Haven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fulton. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Fulton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fulton ...

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

Adding Fulton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fulton post office opened in 1826.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fulton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fulton: www.cityoffulton.com/

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

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