Brooktondale, New York

Brooktondale, New York
Hamlet and CDP
Old 76 Road in Brooktondale
Brooktondale, New York
Brooktondale, New York
Coordinates: 42°22′50″N 76°23′41″W / 42.38056°N 76.39472°W / 42.38056; -76.39472
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyTompkins
Government
 • MayorRonnie Watkins
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Population
 • Total
261
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14817
Area code607
GNIS feature ID2806979[1]

Brooktondale is a hamlet (and census-designated place)[2] in the Town of Caroline, Tompkins County, New York, United States. The community is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Ithaca. Brooktondale has a post office with ZIP code 14817, which opened on July 30, 1832.[3][4] As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the hamlet's population was 261. [5]

History

Brooktondale was settled in 1798 when a general's son built a log cabin on the tract of land given to him through a military land grant.[6] The village went through many name changes before receiving its current name in 1926.[7]

Demographics

Education

The CDP is in the Ithaca City School District.[8] The zoned comprehensive high school of the district is Ithaca High School.


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References

  1. ^ "Brooktondale". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  3. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  4. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Search Results".
  6. ^ "Tour - Historic Hamlet of Brooktondale - PocketSights".
  7. ^ "Tour - Historic Hamlet of Brooktondale - PocketSights".
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tompkins County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2024. - Text list