Sodus Point, New York
Sodus Point, New York | |
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Church in Sodus Point, New York | |
Location in Wayne County and the state of New York. | |
Sodus Point, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 43°16′10″N 76°59′15″W / 43.26944°N 76.98750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Wayne |
| Town | Sodus |
| Settled | 1794 |
| Incorporated | December 30, 1957 |
| Named after | "Assorodus," the Cayuga language work for "silvery water" |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Trustees |
| • Mayor | Dave McDowell |
| • Clerk | Tracy B. Durham |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.47 sq mi (3.81 km2) |
| • Land | 1.47 sq mi (3.80 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 276 ft (84 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 822 |
| • Density | 560.8/sq mi (216.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 14555 |
| Area codes | 315 and 680 |
| FIPS code | 36-68242 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0965624 |
| Website | http://www.soduspoint.info/ |
Sodus Point is a village in Wayne County, New York, United States, located on a peninsula at the northwest edge of Sodus Bay along the southern shore of Lake Ontario. The population was 822 at the 2020 census. The village lies within the Town of Sodus.
Settled in 1794, Sodus Point was the site of the first European-American settlement in the Town of Sodus. During the War of 1812, the village was burned by a British raiding party. In the 19th century, Sodus Point developed as a port on Lake Ontario and later became a summer resort community. The schooner Lotus, the Customs House, and the Sodus Point Light are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.