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Welcome to Powers - Briggs Ferry ...

Powers - Briggs Ferry is located in Saratoga County<1>.

Powers - Briggs Ferry is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Powers - Briggs Ferry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Powers - Briggs Ferry: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Powers - Briggs Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powers - Briggs Ferry.

  • Troy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Saratoga Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cohoes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Watervliet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Ballston Spa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shaftsbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
  • Hoosick Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Edward
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Green Island
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powers - Briggs Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Saratoga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powers - Briggs Ferry - 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 Powers - Briggs Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Powers - Briggs Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.