Tunnel, New York

Tunnel, New York
Hamlet
Tunnel is located in New York
Tunnel
Tunnel
Location within New York
Tunnel is located in the United States
Tunnel
Tunnel
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°12′58″N 75°43′36″W / 42.21611°N 75.72667°W / 42.21611; -75.72667
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyBroome
TownColesville
Elevation
1,388 ft (423 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13848
Area code607
GNIS feature ID967942[1]

Tunnel is a hamlet within the town of Colesville in Broome County, New York, United States. The community is 15 miles (24 km) by road northeast of Binghamton. Tunnel has a post office with ZIP code 13848.[2][3]

The community is located near the west portal of the Belden Tunnel and formerly contained hotels and a railroad depot. Workers constructing the railroad tunnel during the 1860s chose to settle at this location.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  4. ↑ Emerson, M. W. C.; Mudholkar, V. V. (May 1986). "Rehabilitation of Belden Tunnel" (PDF). Bulletin 706. AREA Technical Conference. Vol. 87. Chicago: American Railway Engineering Association. p. 236. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  5. ↑ Cohen, Elizabeth. "Make a date with Tunnel's rail history". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Retrieved April 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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