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Welcome to Lake Huntington ...

Lake Huntington is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Huntington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Huntington: Lk. Huntington

Lake Huntington is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Lake Huntington: 12752<4>

Communities near Lake Huntington ...

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

  • Monticello
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Honesdale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hawley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawley is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <5>
  • Jeffersonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prompton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Prompton is located in Wayne County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prompton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Bethany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Damascus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hortonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Callicoon
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Lake Huntington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Huntington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Huntington ...

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

Adding Lake Huntington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Huntington post office opened in 1893.

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

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 Lake Huntington - 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 Lake Huntington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Huntington 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 Lake Huntington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Huntington 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/