Welcome to Union Center ...

Union Center is located in Broome County<1>.

The location of Union Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Union Center, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Union Center: Union Ctr. (or less commonly used: Union Cen., Union Cent. or Union Cntr.)

Union Center is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Union Center: (607)

Communities Also Named Union Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Union Center: This one is located in Broome County and the other is located in Ulster County.

Beyond New York, there are 13 communities that are also named Union Center - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Union Center ...

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

• Binghamton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Binghamton is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,137 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Binghamton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binghamton <4>
• Johnson City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,035 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Johnson City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Endicott
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Endicott
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Owego
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Owego
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Port Dickinson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Port Dickinson
• Greene
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Greene
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
• Newark Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Newark Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <4>
• Whitney Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Whitney Point
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <4>
• Candor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
  • Candor is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Candor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candor <4>
• Nichols
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Nichols
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Union Center ...

Looking for more information about Union Center? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Union Center, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Union Center.

Adding Union Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Union Center 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 Union Center was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Union Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Union Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

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