Official Name: | Howes Cave, New York |
Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Schoharie |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 781 |
Coordinates: | 42.69°N -74.3828°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 12092 |
Area Code: | 518 & 838 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 974226 |
Howes Cave is a hamlet in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The community is east of Cobleskill. Howes Cave has a post office with ZIP code 12092, which opened on November 18, 1867.[1] [2]
The hamlet's name comes from Howe Caverns, a popular tourist attraction discovered by Lester Howe in 1842. It is also home to Secret Caverns, a tourist attraction similar to Howe Caverns.[3]