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Welcome to Honeoye Falls ...

The village of Honeoye Falls is located in Monroe County<1>.

Honeoye Falls was established in 1791.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Honeoye Falls has a population of 2,759 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Honeoye Falls is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Honeoye Falls: 585

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Honeoye Falls had an population of 2,759 people. This is an increase of 3.18% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Honeoye Falls had a population of 2,674 people. This makes Honeoye Falls the county's 28th most populous community.

The population of Honeoye Falls represents 0.01% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 751st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,674 people, the population of Honeoye Falls increased 3.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,595 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Honeoye Falls.

Communities near Honeoye Falls ...

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

  • Rochester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Canandaigua
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Geneseo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Rochester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
  • Fairport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencerport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
    • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <4>
  • Palmyra
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Avon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Victor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Ontario County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <4>
  • Churchville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Honeoye Falls. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Honeoye Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Honeoye Falls ...

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

Adding Honeoye Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Honeoye Falls post office opened in 1838.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Honeoye Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Honeoye Falls.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Honeoye Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/