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Welcome to Kiamesha Lake ...

Kiamesha Lake is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kiamesha Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1938.

A typical abbreviation for Kiamesha Lake: Kiamesha Lk.

Kiamesha Lake is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kiamesha Lake: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for Kiamesha Lake: 12751<4>

Communities near Kiamesha Lake ...

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

  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Wurtsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Otisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomingburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Wild
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock Hill
    (5 miles [8 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 Kiamesha Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kiamesha Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kiamesha Lake ...

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

Adding Kiamesha Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kiamesha Lake 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 (so far) for Kiamesha Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kiamesha Lake post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kiamesha Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Sullivan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kiamesha Lake - 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Kiamesha Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Kiamesha Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Kiamesha Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kiamesha Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/