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Welcome to Sala ...

Sala is located in Oswego County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sala, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Sala is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sala: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Sala ...

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

  • Oswego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oswego is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <4>
  • Fulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fulton is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
  • Baldwinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Phoenix
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Phoenix is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
  • Pulaski
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pulaski is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
  • Central Square
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mexico
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mexico is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <4>
  • Sandy Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lacona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacona is also located in Oswego County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <4>
  • Hannibal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sala ...

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

Adding Sala to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sala post office opened in 1893. The Sala post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sala.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sala - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Sala area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Sala 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/