Welcome to North Elba ...

North Elba is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Elba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for North Elba: N. Elba

North Elba is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Elba: 518 & 838<3>

Websites for North Elba ...

Official Website: www.townofnorthelba.org/

Communities near North Elba ...

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

Saranac Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <4>
Lake Placid
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Placid is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
Whiteface
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteface is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
Ray Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Brook is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Brook
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray Brook <4>
Saint Huberts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
Upper Jay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Jay is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jay
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Jay <4>
Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
Franklin Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
Harrietstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Elba ...

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

Adding North Elba to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Elba post office opened in 1849. The North Elba post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Elba.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Elba - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the North Elba area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the North Elba area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/