Welcome to Sodus ...

The village of Sodus is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sodus, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sodus has a population of 1,709 people<2> (see below for details).

Sodus is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Sodus: 315 & 680<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sodus had an population of 1,709 people. This is a decrease of 6.05% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sodus had a population of 1,819 people. This makes Sodus the county's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,819 people, the population of Sodus increased 4.84% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,735 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sodus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sodus - it's located in Michigan.

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

Websites for Sodus ...

Official Website: www.soduspoint.info/

Communities near Sodus ...

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

• Newark
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
• Webster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <5>
• Lyons
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
• 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 <5>
• Clifton Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Clyde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <5>
• Phelps
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
  • Phelps is located in Ontario County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phelps <5>
• Wolcott
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <5>
• 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.<6> 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 <5>
• Sodus Point
  (4 miles [6.4 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 <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sodus. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sodus.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sodus ...

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

Adding Sodus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sodus 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Sodus post office opened in 1817.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sodus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sodus: www.soduspoint.info/

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

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