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Welcome to Severance ...

Severance is located in the Adirondacks.

Severance is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Severance, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Severance is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Severance: 518 & 838<3>

The ZIP code for Severance: 12872<4>

Communities Also Named Severance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Severance: This one is located in Essex County and the other is located in Monroe County.

Beyond New York, there are 4 communities that are also named Severance - they are located in Colorado, Kansas and New Hampshire.

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

Communities near Severance ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Severance ...

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

Adding Severance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Severance post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Severance.

Footnotes ...

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