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Welcome to Wyantskill ...

Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

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

Area Codes for Wyantskill: 518 & 838<2>

Communities near Wyantskill ...

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

  • Albany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Schenectady
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Troy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is also located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • Cohoes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Watervliet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rensselaer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <3>
  • Colonie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Menands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wyantskill ...

Looking for more information about Wyantskill? 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 Wyantskill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wyantskill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Wyantskill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Wyantskill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.