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Welcome to King Ferry Station ...

King Ferry Station is located in Cayuga County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for King Ferry Station: King Fry. Sta. (or less commonly used: King Frry. Sta.)

King Ferry Station is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for King Ferry Station: 315 & 680<3>

Websites for King Ferry Station ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cayugacountychamber.com/

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

Communities near King Ferry Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near King Ferry Station.

  • Ithaca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Seneca Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Penn Yan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Waterloo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lansing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cayuga Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Groton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Trumansburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dundee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for King Ferry Station ...

Looking for more information about King Ferry Station? 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 King Ferry Station, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for King Ferry Station.

Footnotes ...

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