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Welcome to Jones Beach ...

Jones Beach is located in Onondaga County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Jones Beach: Jones Bch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Jones Beach for more information about variations on the name of Jones Beach.

Jones Beach is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jones Beach: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Jones Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Jones Beach: This one is located in Onondaga County and the other is located in Orleans County.

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

Communities near Jones Beach ...

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

  • Syracuse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • De Witt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Baldwinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Solvay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Syracuse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Skaneateles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Liverpool
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcellus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Weedsport
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Jones Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jones Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jones Beach ...

Looking for more information about Jones Beach? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jones Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jones Beach.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jones Beach - 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 Jones Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Jones Beach 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.