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Welcome to West Falls ...

West Falls is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for West Falls: W. Falls

West Falls is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Falls: 716 & 624<3>

The ZIP code for West Falls: 14170<4>

Communities Also Named West Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Falls - they are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Falls.

Communities near West Falls ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Falls ...

Looking for more information about West Falls? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Falls, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Falls.

Adding West Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Falls 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 for West Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the West Falls post office opened in 1849.

We also found West Falls in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Falls.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 West Falls - 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 West Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the West Falls 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 West Falls). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Falls 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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