Welcome to Victor ...

The village of Victor is located in Ontario County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Victor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Victor has a population of 2,683 people<2> (see below for details).

Victor is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Victor: 585

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Victor had an population of 2,683 people. This is a decrease of 0.48% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Victor had a population of 2,696 people. This makes Victor the county's 14th most populous community.

The population of Victor represents 0.01% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 744th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,696 people, the population of Victor increased 10.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,433 people).

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

Communities Also Named Victor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Victor - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (3), Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota (2), Texas (2), Utah, Washington (2) and West Virginia (3).

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

Websites for Victor ...

Official Website: www.victorny.org/

Communities near Victor ...

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

• Rochester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Canandaigua
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
  • Canandaigua is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canandaigua <4>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• East Rochester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
  • East Rochester is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,458 people
• Webster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <4>
• Fairport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Fairport is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport <4>
• Palmyra
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
• Avon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
• Honeoye Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye Falls
  • Honeoye Falls is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honeoye Falls <4>
• Clifton Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
  • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <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 Victor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Victor.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Victor. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Victor.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victor ...

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

Adding Victor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Victor 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 Victor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Victor post office opened in 1815.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Victor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Victor: www.victorny.org/

The official website for Ontario County: www.co.ontario.ny.us/

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