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Welcome to Rock City Falls ...

Rock City Falls is located in Saratoga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rock City Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

Rock City Falls is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rock City Falls: 518 & 838<3>

The ZIP code for Rock City Falls: 12863<4>

Communities near Rock City Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rock City Falls.

  • Schenectady
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saratoga Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Amsterdam
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
  • Ballston Spa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mechanicville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Corinth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Stillwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuylerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hagaman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rock City Falls ...

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

Adding Rock City Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rock City Falls post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rock City Falls.

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 Rock City Falls - 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 Rock City Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Rock City Falls 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 Rock City Falls). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rock City Falls 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/