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Welcome to West Sayville ...

West Sayville is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Sayville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for West Sayville: W. Sayville

West Sayville is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Sayville: 631 & 934<3>

The ZIP code for West Sayville: 11796<4>

Communities near West Sayville ...

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

  • Lindenhurst
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Massapequa Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mastic Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Patchogue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Babylon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lake Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Amityville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Farmingdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Port Jefferson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Northport
    (17 miles [27.4 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 West Sayville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Sayville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Sayville ...

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

Adding West Sayville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Sayville post office opened in 1891.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Sayville - 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 631 code has been Overlayed with the 934 area code. New phone numbers in the West Sayville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the West Sayville 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 Sayville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether West Sayville 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/