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Welcome to South Schodack ...

South Schodack is located in Rensselaer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Schodack, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

A typical abbreviation for South Schodack: S. Schodack

South Schodack is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Schodack: 518 & 838<3>

Websites for South Schodack ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.renscochamber.com/

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

Communities near South Schodack ...

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

  • Albany
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Cohoes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Watervliet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Watervliet is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
    • Former names for Watervliet:
    • Gibbonsville
    • Port Schuyler
    • West Troy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
  • Rensselaer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Colonie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hudson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Menands
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Wyantskill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
  • Ravena
    (6 miles [9.7 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 South Schodack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Schodack.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Schodack ...

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

Adding South Schodack to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Schodack post office opened in 1832. The South Schodack post office closed in 1990.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Schodack.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rensselaer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Schodack - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the South Schodack area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the South Schodack 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/