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Welcome to Alden Center ...

Alden Center is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alden Center, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Alden Center: Alden Ctr. (or less commonly used: Alden Cen., Alden Cent. or Alden Cntr.)

Alden Center is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Alden Center: 716 & 624<3>

The ZIP code for Alden Center: 14004<4>

Communities near Alden Center ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alden Center ...

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

Adding Alden Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alden Center 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 (so far) for Alden Center was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alden Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alden Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Alden Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Alden Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Alden Center). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Alden Center or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.