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Welcome to North Ridge ...

North Ridge is located in Niagara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for North Ridge: N. Ridge

North Ridge is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Ridge: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named North Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named North Ridge - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ontario, South Carolina (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near North Ridge ...

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

  • Niagara Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Niagara Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Tonawanda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Lockport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kenmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tonawanda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Niagara on the Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Williamsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lewiston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Youngstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Ridge ...

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

Adding North Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Ridge 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 North Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Ridge post office opened in 1851. The North Ridge post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Ridge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Niagara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Ridge - 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 North Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the North Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/