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Welcome to Piffard ...

Piffard is located in Livingston County<1>.

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

Piffard is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Piffard: 585

The ZIP code for Piffard: 14533<3>

Websites for Piffard ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.livchamber.com/

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

Communities near Piffard ...

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

  • Dansville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Le Roy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
  • Avon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Warsaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Honeoye Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Morris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Churchville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Caledonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lima
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lima is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <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 Piffard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piffard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piffard ...

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

Adding Piffard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Piffard post office opened in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piffard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piffard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Piffard). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Piffard or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/