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Welcome to Ithaca ...

The city of Ithaca is located in Tompkins County<1> and is the County Seat for Tompkins County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ithaca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1804.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ithaca has a population of 30,828 people<2> (see below for details).

Ithaca is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Ithaca: 607

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ithaca had an population of 30,828 people. This is an increase of 2.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ithaca had a population of 30,014 people (or 29.5% of the total population of Tompkins County). This makes Ithaca the county's most populous community.

The population of Ithaca represents 0.15% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 73rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 30,014 people, the population of Ithaca increased 2.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29,287 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ithaca ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Ithaca - they are located in Georgia, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Ithaca ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tccofc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ithaca, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ithaca ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ithaca. Our list includes 85 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ithaca.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ithaca ...

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

Adding Ithaca to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Ithaca post office opened in 1804.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ithaca.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ithaca. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Tompkins, 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 Ithaca.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ithaca - 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/




 

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