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Welcome to Willow Ridge Estates ...

Willow Ridge Estates is located in Erie County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Willow Ridge Estates: Willow Rdg. Ests. (or less commonly used: Willow Rdge. Ests. or Willow Ridg. Ests.)

Willow Ridge Estates is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Willow Ridge Estates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Willow Ridge Estates: 716 & 624<3>

Communities near Willow Ridge Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Willow Ridge Estates.

  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Niagara Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Niagara Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Tonawanda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Fort Erie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lockport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lackawanna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kenmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Depew
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tonawanda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Ridge Estates ...

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

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 Willow Ridge Estates - 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 Willow Ridge Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Willow Ridge Estates 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.