Welcome to Upper Jay ...

Upper Jay is located in the Adirondacks.

Upper Jay is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Jay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

Upper Jay is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Upper Jay: 518 & 838<3>

The ZIP code for Upper Jay: 12987<4>

Communities near Upper Jay ...

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

• Saranac Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac Lake
  • Saranac Lake is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac Lake <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saranac Lake
  • From Upper Jay to Saranac Lake
• Lake Placid
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake Placid
  • From Upper Jay to Lake Placid
• Village of Keeseville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
  • Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
• Keeseville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
  • Keeseville is located in Essex County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <5>
• Westport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
  • Westport is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <5>
• Wilmington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in Essex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilmington
  • From Upper Jay to Wilmington
• North Jay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
  • North Jay is located in Essex County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Jay
  • From Upper Jay to North Jay
• Au Sable Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable Forks
  • Au Sable Forks is located in Clinton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Au Sable Forks <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Au Sable Forks
  • From Upper Jay to Au Sable Forks
• Black Brook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
  • Black Brook is located in Clinton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Black Brook
  • From Upper Jay to Black Brook
• North Elba
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elba
  • North Elba is located in Essex County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Jay ...

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

Adding Upper Jay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upper Jay 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 Upper Jay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Upper Jay post office opened in 1844.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Jay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

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