Welcome to Binghamton ...

The city of Binghamton is located in Broome County<1> and is the County Seat for Broome County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Binghamton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1830.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Binghamton: Named after William Bingham (1752-1804).

When the people of Binghamton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Binghamtonian<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Binghamton has a population of 44,488 people<3> (see below for details).

Binghamton is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Binghamton: (607)

Websites for Binghamton ...

Official Website:   www.cityofbinghamton.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greaterbinghamtonchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Binghamton had an population of 44,488 people. This is a decrease of 6.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Binghamton had a population of 47,376 people (or 23.62% of the total population of Broome County). This makes Binghamton the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Binghamton represents 0.24% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 38th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 47,376 people, the population of Binghamton has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 47,380 people).

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

Communities Also Named Binghamton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Binghamton - they are located in California, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Binghamton ...

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

• Endicott
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <5>
• Owego
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <5>
• Montrose
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <5>
• Susquehanna Depot
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
  • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
• Greene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <5>
• Hallstead
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <5>
• Newark Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <5>
• Whitney Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <5>
• Windsor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
• New Milford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
  • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Binghamton. Our list includes 78 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Binghamton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Binghamton ...

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

Adding Binghamton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Binghamton 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 Binghamton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Binghamton post office opened in 1830.

We also found Binghamton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Binghamton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Binghamton: www.cityofbinghamton.com/

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

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