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Welcome to Lansing ...

Lansing is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lansing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

When the people of Lansing refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Lansingite<2>

Lansing is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lansing: 315 & 680<4>

Communities Also Named Lansing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Lansing: This one is located in Oswego County and the other is located in Tompkins County.

Beyond New York, there are 18 communities that are also named Lansing - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia and Yukon.

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

Communities near Lansing ...

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

  • Oswego
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Phoenix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pulaski
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Central Square
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
    • Central Square is located in Oswego County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <5>
  • Mexico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fair Haven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Victory
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County
  • Hannibal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cato
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • Cato is located in Cayuga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lansing ...

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

Adding Lansing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lansing 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 Lansing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Lansing post office opened in 1871.

We also found Lansing in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lansing.

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.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 Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Lansing refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Lansing may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lansing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Lansing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Lansing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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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