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Welcome to South Wales ...

South Wales is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Wales, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827.

A typical abbreviation for South Wales: S. Wales

South Wales is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Wales: 716 & 624<3>

The ZIP code for South Wales: 14139<4>

Communities Also Named South Wales ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Wales - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near South Wales ...

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

  • Buffalo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lackawanna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Depew
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lancaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • East Aurora
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Springville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sloan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sloan is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Orchard Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Wales ...

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

Adding South Wales to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Wales post office opened in 1827.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Wales - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the South Wales area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the South Wales area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 South Wales). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether South Wales or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/