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Welcome to Lycoming ...

Lycoming is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lycoming, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Lycoming is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lycoming: 315 & 680<3>

The ZIP code for Lycoming: 13093<4>

Communities Also Named Lycoming ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lycoming - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Lycoming ...

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

  • Oswego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oswego is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <5>
  • Fulton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fulton is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <5>
  • Phoenix
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Phoenix is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <5>
  • Pulaski
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pulaski is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <5>
  • Central Square
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mexico is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <5>
  • Sandy Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lacona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacona is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <5>
  • Hannibal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Parish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Parish is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <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 Lycoming. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lycoming.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lycoming ...

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

Adding Lycoming to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lycoming post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lycoming.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lycoming - 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 Lycoming area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Lycoming 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 Lycoming). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lycoming 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/