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Welcome to Vestal ...

Vestal is located in Broome County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vestal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.

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

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

Area Code for Vestal: 607

The ZIP codes for Vestal: 13850-13851<3>

Communities Also Named Vestal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Vestal - they are located in Arkansas, California, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Websites for Vestal ...

Official Website: www.vestalny.com/

Communities near Vestal ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vestal. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Vestal.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vestal ...

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

Adding Vestal to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vestal post office opened in 1825.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vestal.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Broome, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vestal - 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 Vestal). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Vestal or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Vestal includes: 13850 & 13851.
<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/