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Welcome to Portlandville ...

Portlandville is located in Otsego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Portlandville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

Portlandville is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Portlandville: 607

The ZIP code for Portlandville: 13834<3>

Websites for Portlandville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.otsegocountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Portlandville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Portlandville ...

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

Adding Portlandville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Portlandville 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 Portlandville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Portlandville post office opened in 1828.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Portlandville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Otsego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Portlandville - 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 Portlandville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Portlandville 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/