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Welcome to Sonyea ...

Sonyea is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sonyea, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Sonyea is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sonyea: 585

The ZIP code for Sonyea: 14556<3>

Websites for Sonyea ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.livchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sonyea, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Sonyea ...

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

  • Geneseo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Perry is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
  • Avon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Warsaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Morris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lima
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lima is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <4>
  • Wayland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Livonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nunda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nunda is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <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 Sonyea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sonyea.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sonyea ...

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

Adding Sonyea to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sonyea post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sonyea.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sonyea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sonyea). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sonyea or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/