Welcome to Port Leyden ...

The village of Port Leyden is located in the Adirondacks.

Port Leyden is located in Lewis County<1>.

The community of Port Leyden was established in 1800.

A typical abbreviation for Port Leyden: Prt. Leyden

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Leyden has a population of 651 people<2> (see below for details).

Port Leyden is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Port Leyden lies within the (315) area code.

The ZIP code for Port Leyden: 13433<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Leyden had an population of 651 people. This is a decrease of 3.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Leyden had a population of 672 people. This makes Port Leyden the county's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 672 people, the population of Port Leyden increased 1.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 665 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Leyden.

Communities near Port Leyden ...

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

• Lowville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
  • Lowville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowville <6>
• Boonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <6>
• Remsen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen
  • Remsen is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remsen <6>
• Constableville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constableville
  • Constableville is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constableville <6>
• Turin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
  • Turin is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turin <6>
• Greig
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greig
  • Greig is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greig <6>
• Redmond Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Corner
  • Redmond Corner is located in Oneida County
• Glendale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <6>
• West Leyden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leyden
  • West Leyden is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Leyden <6>
• Martinsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Leyden ...

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

Adding Port Leyden to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Port Leyden post office opened in 1849.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Leyden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.lewiscountyny.org/

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