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Welcome to West Portland ...

West Portland is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Portland: W. Portland

West Portland is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named West Portland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Portland - it's located in Oregon.

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

Websites for West Portland ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chautauquachamber.org/

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

Communities near West Portland ...

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

  • Dunkirk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Dunkirk is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
  • Fredonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North East
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Westfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Mayville is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <4>
  • Brocton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocton
    • Brocton is located in Chautauqua County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocton <4>
  • Sherman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Forestville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cassadaga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Portland ...

Looking for more information about West Portland? 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 Portland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Portland.

Adding West Portland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Portland 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 Portland was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chautauqua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Portland - 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 Portland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the West Portland 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>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.