Welcome to Sodus Center ...

Sodus Center is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

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

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

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

Area Codes for Sodus Center: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Sodus Center ...

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

Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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- Lyons is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,317 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
Clifton Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
- Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <4>
Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Clyde is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
Phelps
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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- Phelps is located in Ontario County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <4>
Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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- Manchester is located in Ontario County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
Wolcott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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- Wolcott is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>
Macedon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Macedon is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2017: 1,462 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedon <4>
Sodus Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus Point
- Sodus Point is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus Point <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 Sodus Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sodus Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sodus Center ...

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

Adding Sodus Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sodus 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 for Sodus Center was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Sodus Center in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sodus 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Sodus Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Sodus Center 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>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.