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Welcome to Nelliston ...

The village of Nelliston is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelliston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nelliston has a population of 571 people<2> (see below for details).

Nelliston is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Nelliston: 518 & 838<4>

The ZIP code for Nelliston: 13410<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nelliston had an population of 571 people. This is a decrease of 4.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nelliston had a population of 596 people. This makes Nelliston the county's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 596 people, the population of Nelliston decreased 4.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 622 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Nelliston.

Websites for Nelliston ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycountyny.com/

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

Communities near Nelliston ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelliston ...

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

Adding Nelliston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nelliston 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 Nelliston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Nelliston post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelliston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Nelliston.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nelliston - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Nelliston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Nelliston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 village (such as Nelliston). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Nelliston or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/