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Welcome to Sidley ...

Sidley is located in Erie County<1>.

Sidley is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sidley: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Sidley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Sidley: This one is located in Erie County and the other is located in Chester County.

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

Communities near Sidley ...

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

  • Norristown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Pottstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • West Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lansdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Phoenixville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coatesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yeadon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
  • Darby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
  • Lansdowne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sidley ...

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

Adding Sidley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sidley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania'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 Sidley - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Sidley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Sidley 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.