Welcome to Pittstown ...

Pittstown is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of Pittstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1804.

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

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

Area Codes for Pittstown: 518 & 838<3>

The ZIP code for Pittstown: 12185<4>

Websites for Pittstown ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Pittstown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pittstown - it's located in New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pittstown.

Communities near Pittstown ...

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

Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <5>
Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
Cohoes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
- Cohoes is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <5>
Bennington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
Watervliet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <5>
Rensselaer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <5>
Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
Colonie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
- Colonie is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <5>
Mechanicville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
- Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <5>
Menands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
- Menands is located in Albany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <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 Pittstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pittstown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pittstown ...

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

Adding Pittstown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pittstown post office opened in 1804.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pittstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rensselaer County: www.rensco.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pittstown - 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 Pittstown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Pittstown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	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 Pittstown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pittstown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/