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Welcome to Sugar Loaf ...

Sugar Loaf is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sugar Loaf, you might consider that their post office opened in 1829.

Sugar Loaf is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sugar Loaf: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for Sugar Loaf: 10981<4>

Communities Also Named Sugar Loaf ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Sugar Loaf - they are located in Arkansas (2), Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Websites for Sugar Loaf ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities near Sugar Loaf ...

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

  • Spring Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Palm Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Middletown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburgh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Peekskill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Haverstraw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • Suffern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Haverstraw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sugar Loaf ...

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

Adding Sugar Loaf to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sugar Loaf post office opened in 1829.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sugar Loaf.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sugar Loaf - 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Sugar Loaf area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Sugar Loaf 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 Sugar Loaf). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sugar Loaf 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/