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Welcome to Oppenheim ...

Oppenheim is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oppenheim, you might consider that their post office opened in 1813.

Oppenheim is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oppenheim: 518 & 838<3>

Websites for Oppenheim ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fultoncountyny.org/

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

Communities near Oppenheim ...

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

  • Gloversville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Johnstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ilion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ilion is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ilion <4>
  • Herkimer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Little Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mohawk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Frankfort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fort Plain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Canajoharie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dolgeville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oppenheim ...

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

Adding Oppenheim to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oppenheim post office opened in 1813. The Oppenheim post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oppenheim.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oppenheim - 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 Oppenheim area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Oppenheim 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/