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Welcome to Spring Brook ...

Spring Brook is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Brook, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

A typical abbreviation for Spring Brook: Spring Brk.

Spring Brook is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spring Brook: 716 & 624<3>

The ZIP code for Spring Brook: 14140<4>

Communities Also Named Spring Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Spring Brook - they are located in Connecticut, Michigan (2), New Brunswick, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spring Brook ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Brook ...

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

Adding Spring Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Spring Brook post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spring Brook.

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 Spring Brook - 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 Spring Brook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Spring Brook 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 Spring Brook). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Spring Brook 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/