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Welcome to Prattsville ...

Prattsville is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Prattsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1833.

Prattsville is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Prattsville: 518 & 838<3>

The ZIP code for Prattsville: 12468<4>

Communities Also Named Prattsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Prattsville - they are located in Arkansas, Ohio and Utah.

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

Websites for Prattsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenecounty-chamber.com/

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

Communities near Prattsville ...

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

  • Summit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <5>
  • Stamford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Margaretville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tannersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Fleischmanns
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Gorge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Conesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Conesville is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Conesville
  • Lexington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prattsville. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Prattsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Prattsville ...

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

Adding Prattsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Prattsville post office opened in 1833.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Prattsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prattsville - 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 Prattsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Prattsville 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 Prattsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Prattsville 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>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/