| Official Name: | South Lima, New York |
| Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | South Lima |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Livingston |
| Subdivision Type3: | Towns |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lima, Avon, Livonia |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.29 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.29 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.88 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.88 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 269 |
| Population Density Km2: | 117.48 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 304.30 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 905 |
| Coordinates: | 42.8553°N -77.6753°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 14558 |
| Area Code: | 585 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 965807 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 36-69364 |
South Lima is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Livingston County, New York, United States. Its population was 240 as of the 2010 census.[2] South Lima had a post office from January 10, 1854, until April 17, 2010; it still has its own ZIP code, 14558.[3] [4]
South Lima is in northeastern Livingston County, along the boundaries between the towns of Lima, Livonia, and Avon. South Lima Road, the main street through the community, forms the Lima/Livonia town line, and Garden Street, which enters from the north, forms the Lima/Avon line. The South Lima CDP extends west to Bronson Hill Road and east to Poplar Hill Road. The community is 6miles southwest of the village of Lima, 7miles southeast of the village of Avon, and 3miles north of the village of Livonia. It is south of the city of Rochester.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the South Lima CDP has an area of, all land.[5] It is in the valley of Little Conesus Creek, which flows north and west to Conesus Creek and is part of the Genesee River watershed.