Welcome to North Elba ...

North Elba is located in Essex County<1>.

The location of North Elba has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

North Elba lies within the (518) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
  • Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
  • Whiteface is located in Essex County
• Ray Brook
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Brook
  • Ray Brook is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray Brook <4>
• Saint Huberts
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
  • Saint Huberts is located in Essex County
• Upper Jay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Jay
  • Upper Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Jay <4>
• Wilmington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Bloomingdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <4>
• Harrietstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietstown
  • Harrietstown is located in Franklin County
• Jay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>

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 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.

We also found North Elba in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for North Elba: www.townofnorthelba.org/

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/