Broome County, New York Map
Explore Broome County, New York with this interactive street and satellite map. Browse all 25 cities and towns in Broome County below.
Interactive Map of Broome County, New York
| County | Broome |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County Seat | Binghamton |
| Country | United States of America |
| Latitude | 42.109673 |
| Longitude | -75.785726 |
| Cities & Towns | 25 |
| Area Codes | 212, 315, 332, 607, 646 |
About Broome County, New York
Broome County occupies a rugged intersection where the Susquehanna and Chenango rivers converge, defining the landscape through a deep, glacial valley that cuts through the Appalachian Plateau. The terrain is characterized by steep, wooded ridges and narrow floodplains, where the air often holds a heavy, damp chill in the mornings, lingering long after the sun has cleared the crests of the hills. To the north, the land rises into higher, more desolate ridges that buffer the region from the harsher lake-effect storms, while the southern border presses against the Pennsylvania line, where the topography softens into dense forests and creek-fed ravines. This is a country of abrupt verticality, where the rivers serve as the primary conduits for both commerce and the slow migration of fog that clings to the water’s surface until midday.
Broome County emerged from the expansive territory of an older, larger jurisdiction, organized in the early nineteenth century as the pressures of westward expansion and agricultural settlement pushed further into the interior of the state. The establishment of the county seat occurred at the confluence of the two major rivers, a strategic choice born of the necessity for river-based transport before the rail lines arrived to reshape the map. Early residents cleared the dense hemlock and pine stands to make room for timber mills and tobacco crops, laboring through seasons where the frost arrives early and stays late. The history of the area is marked by this transition from a frontier outpost to a manufacturing hub, a shift that left behind a landscape punctuated by brick industrial structures that seem to absorb the gray, muted light of late autumn afternoons.
Industry and innovation define the modern character of the place, having evolved from the production of delicate precision instruments and footwear into a diverse economy of education and healthcare. The atmosphere in the valley centers on a quiet, pragmatic endurance, where the sound of wind whistling through the valley gaps is as constant as the rumble of transport trucks on the highways. Residents navigate a landscape where the remnants of a once-thriving manufacturing era stand alongside modern research centers, creating a visual contrast between weathered masonry and glass. There is a particular stillness here during the winter months, when the snow settles on the riverbanks and the smoke from woodstoves drifts thin and blue against the darker, dormant forest, marking a rhythm of life that remains tethered to the shifting temperament of the northern seasons.
Cities and Towns in Broome County
About This Broome County Map Page
This page provides an interactive map of Broome County, New York alongside links to detailed street maps for 25 cities and towns. The county seat is Binghamton. Each city and town map page includes live weather, local news and precise GPS coordinates.
The Search Maps button below the county map opens USGS topographic maps and aerial imagery as base layers, with a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a single-fix GPS readout giving your USNG grid reference and latitude and longitude.
Location data is sourced from the USGS GNIS database and verified by coordinates, not name matching alone.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | USGS GNIS database; coordinates matched to 2020 US Census records |
