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Welcome to Solvay ...

The village of Solvay is located in Onondaga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Solvay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Solvay has a population of 6,294 people<2> (see below for details).

Solvay is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Solvay: 315 & 680<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Solvay had an population of 6,294 people. This is a decrease of 4.4% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Solvay had a population of 6,584 people. This makes Solvay the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Solvay represents 0.03% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 378th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,584 people, the population of Solvay decreased 3.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,845 people).

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

Communities Also Named Solvay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Solvay - they are located in Illinois and Michigan.

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

Communities near Solvay ...

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

  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • De Witt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • De Witt is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
  • Baldwinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • North Syracuse
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Chittenango
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Manlius
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fayetteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Minoa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Minoa is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minoa <5>
  • East Syracuse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • East Syracuse is located in Onondaga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Syracuse
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
  • Skaneateles
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Solvay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Solvay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solvay ...

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

Adding Solvay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Solvay post office opened in 1889. The Solvay post office closed in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Solvay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Onondaga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Solvay.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Solvay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Solvay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Solvay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/