Welcome to Oriskany Falls ...

The village of Oriskany Falls is located in Oneida County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oriskany Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1829.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Oriskany Falls has a population of 687 people<2> (see below for details).

Oriskany Falls is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Oriskany Falls: 315 & 680<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oriskany Falls had an population of 687 people. This is a decrease of 6.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Oriskany Falls had a population of 732 people. This makes Oriskany Falls the county's 40th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 732 people, the population of Oriskany Falls increased 4.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 698 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Oriskany Falls.

Communities near Oriskany Falls ...

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

• Utica
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• Rome
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <5>
• Oneida
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <5>
• Canastota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canastota
  • Canastota is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canastota <5>
• Hamilton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Whitesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <5>
• New York Mills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
  • New York Mills is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <5>
• Sherrill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
  • Sherrill is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrill <5>
• Cazenovia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
  • Cazenovia is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cazenovia <5>
• Yorkville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
  • Yorkville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oriskany Falls ...

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

Adding Oriskany Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oriskany Falls 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 Oriskany Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Oriskany Falls post office opened in 1829.

We also found Oriskany Falls in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oriskany Falls.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oriskany Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oneida County: www.co.oneida.ny.us/

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