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Welcome to Skaneateles ...

The village of Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skaneateles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1804.

When the people of Skaneateles refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Skaneatelesean<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Skaneateles has a population of 2,469 people<3> (see below for details).

Skaneateles is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Skaneateles: 315 & 680<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Skaneateles had an population of 2,469 people. This is an increase of 0.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Skaneateles had a population of 2,450 people. This makes Skaneateles the county's 26th most populous community.

The population of Skaneateles represents 0.01% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 802nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,450 people, the population of Skaneateles decreased 6.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,616 people).

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

Websites for Skaneateles ...

Official Website: www.townofskaneateles.com/

Communities near Skaneateles ...

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

  • Syracuse
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • De Witt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Baldwinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baldwinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
    • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <6>
  • Seneca Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • North Syracuse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Solvay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvay
    • Solvay is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvay <6>
  • East Syracuse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Liverpool
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcellus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Skaneateles. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Skaneateles.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skaneateles ...

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

Adding Skaneateles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Skaneateles 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 for Skaneateles was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>

X2X - From that list, the Skaneateles post office opened in 1804.

We also found Skaneateles in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skaneateles.

The official website for Skaneateles: www.townofskaneateles.com/

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Skaneateles refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a village's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Skaneateles may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Skaneateles.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skaneateles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 Skaneateles area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Skaneateles area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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