South Colton, New York

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|subdivision_name2 = St. Lawrence

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|subdivision_name3 = Colton

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|timezone = Eastern (EST)

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|timezone_DST = EDT

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|elevation_ft = 935{{cite gnis

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| name = South Colton

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|elevation_m = 285

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South Colton, also referred to as Three Falls,{{cite book |last1=Harder |first1=Kelsie |last2=Smallwood |first2=Mary |date=December 31, 1992 |title=Toponyms of St.Lawrence County |location=Utica, New York |publisher=North Country Books |isbn=9780925168108 }} is a hamlet located in the Town of Colton in St. Lawrence County, New York, on NY 56 by the crossing of the Raquette River. Located in South Colton is Sunday Rock, a historic glacial erratic.{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20110408.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places|date=2011-04-08|work=WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/28/11 THROUGH 4/01/11|publisher=National Park Service}} South Colton has a post office with ZIP code 13687, which opened on November 15, 1854.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|access-date=September 26, 2017|author=United States Postal Service}}{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|access-date=September 26, 2017}}