Welcome to Angola ...

The village of Angola is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Angola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Angola has a population of 2,101 people<2> (see below for details).

Angola is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Angola: (716)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Angola had an population of 2,101 people. This is a decrease of 1.22% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Angola had a population of 2,127 people. This makes Angola the county's 40th most populous community.

The population of Angola represents 0.01% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 881st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,127 people, the population of Angola decreased 6.13% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,266 people).

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

Communities Also Named Angola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Angola - they are located in Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Angola ...

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

• Buffalo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Fort Erie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Erie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
• Lackawanna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Dunkirk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Hamburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• Orchard Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <4>
• Blasdell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blasdell
  • Blasdell is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blasdell <4>
• Gowanda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
• Silver Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
• North Collins
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Collins
  • North Collins is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Collins <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Angola ...

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

Adding Angola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Angola 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 Angola was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Angola post office opened in 1822.

We also found Angola in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Angola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Angola. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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