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Welcome to Remsen ...

The village of Remsen is located in Oneida County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Remsen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1809.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Remsen has a population of 496 people<2> (see below for details).

Remsen is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Remsen: 315 & 680<4>

The ZIP code for Remsen: 13438<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Remsen had an population of 496 people. This is a decrease of 2.36% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Remsen had a population of 508 people. This makes Remsen the county's 43rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 508 people, the population of Remsen decreased 4.33% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 531 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Remsen.

Communities Also Named Remsen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Remsen - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Remsen ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Remsen ...

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

Adding Remsen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Remsen post office opened in 1809.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Remsen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oneida, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Remsen.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Remsen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Remsen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Remsen area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 village (such as Remsen). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Remsen or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/