Welcome to Long Eddy ...

Long Eddy is located in Sullivan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Eddy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

Long Eddy is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Long Eddy: 607

The ZIP code for Long Eddy: 12760<3>

Communities near Long Eddy ...

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

Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
Jeffersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
Starrucca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Starrucca is located in Wayne County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrucca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starrucca <4>
Acidalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acidalia is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acidalia
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Acidalia
- From Long Eddy to Acidalia
Callicoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Callicoon is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callicoon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callicoon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Callicoon
- From Long Eddy to Callicoon
North Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Branch is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Branch
- From Long Eddy to North Branch
Hortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hortonville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hortonville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hortonville
- From Long Eddy to Hortonville
Chiloway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chiloway is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiloway
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chiloway
- From Long Eddy to Chiloway

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Eddy ...

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

Adding Long Eddy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Eddy 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 Long Eddy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Long Eddy post office opened in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Eddy.

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 Long Eddy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 Long Eddy). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Long Eddy or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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/