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Welcome to Waterport ...

Waterport is located in Orleans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waterport, you might consider that their post office opened in 1845.

Waterport is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Waterport: 585

The ZIP code for Waterport: 14571<3>

Communities Also Named Waterport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Waterport - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Waterport ...

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

  • Brockport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Albion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Medina
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Middleport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Holley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyndonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Elba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Elba is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
  • Barker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Eagle Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Harbor is located in Orleans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waterport ...

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

Adding Waterport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Waterport post office opened in 1845.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waterport.

Footnotes ...

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