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Welcome to Niobe ...

Niobe is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Niobe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Niobe is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Niobe: 716 & 624<3>

The ZIP code for Niobe: 14758<4>

Communities Also Named Niobe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Niobe - it's located in North Dakota.

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

Websites for Niobe ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities near Niobe ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Niobe ...

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

Adding Niobe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Niobe post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Niobe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chautauqua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Niobe - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Niobe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Niobe 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 Niobe). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Niobe 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/