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Welcome to Shinhopple ...

Shinhopple is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shinhopple, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Shinhopple is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Shinhopple: 607

The ZIP code for Shinhopple: 13755<3>

Websites for Shinhopple ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities near Shinhopple ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shinhopple ...

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

Adding Shinhopple to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shinhopple 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 Shinhopple was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shinhopple post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shinhopple.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Delaware, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shinhopple - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Shinhopple). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Shinhopple or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/