Central Square New York Map
Explore Central Square, New York, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
Interactive Map of Central Square, New York
How to Use This Central Square, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Central Square, New York. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New York or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Central Square.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Central Square |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Oswego County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.286736 |
| Longitude | -76.146036 |
| Population | 1,862 |
| Density | 377.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 13036 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| County Seat | Oswego |
| School District | Central Square Central School District |
About Central Square, New York
Central Square is a locality in Oswego County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,862. The population density is 377.2 people per km². Central Square is located at 43.2867°N, 76.1460°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Central Square is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 13036.Central Square occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, quiet movement of Little Bay Creek as it carves a path through the low-lying terrain. It lies 7.1 miles north of Clay, NY (from Clay, NY: bearing 11°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north of Cicero. The air here holds the damp, cool weight of a region shaped by inland winters, where the proximity of Oneida Lake, only two miles away, influences the heavy, grey quality of the light during the transition of seasons. The Village Of Central Square Land serves as a focal point for the open, flat expanse, providing a stretch of green that anchors the environment against the encroaching woodland. Beyond the immediate tree line, the horizon remains broad and unbroken, far removed from the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains that stand as a reminder of the vast, shifting scale of the state.
Central Square traces its roots back to the intersection of early trade routes, where the economy gradually shifted from the labor of timber and agriculture toward the service-oriented rhythms of modern life. The legacy of the nineteenth-century rail lines, which once spurred the growth of local commerce, remains visible in the orientation of the main thoroughfares and the modest, sturdy architecture that defines the streetscape. Daily life follows a steady, predictable cadence, influenced by the proximity of larger hubs yet maintained by a distinct, self-contained character. Far from the dense urban centers, the local economy relies on a mixture of small-scale enterprise and regional employment, fostering a quiet stability that persists even when the seasonal snows settle deep over the fields of Beaver Meadow.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Village of Central Square Land (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 306° NW
- County of Oswego Land (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 181° S
- Three Mile Bay Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 1.5 mi, 149° SE
- Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 3.1 mi, 177° S
- Peter Scott Swamp Freshwater Wetlands (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 247° SW
- Lost World Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 243° SW
- Oswego Canal (State Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 235° SW
- Cicero Swamp Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 8.9 mi, 156° SE
- Klondike State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 056° NE
- Great Bear Recreational Area (Local Recreation) — 10.4 mi, 261° W
- Shacksboro Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 226° SW
- Sainte Marie Mission Site Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 191° S
- Kallet-State Theatre (Theatre) — 13.8 mi, 280° W
- Goethe–Schiller Monument (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 179° S
- Regal Destiny USA (Cinema) — 15.1 mi, 185° S
- Great New York State Fair (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 193° S
- Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 15.2 mi, 174° S
- Veterans Memorial At The Fair (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 193° S
- U.S. Army (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 193° S
- Open Hand Theater (Theatre) — 15.7 mi, 181° S
- Waiting for the Night Train (Public Artwork) — 16.2 mi, 179° S
- Onondaga Historical Association Museum & Research Center (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 181° S
- Point of Contact Gallery (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 178° S
- La Casita Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 16.6 mi, 182° S
- John H. Mulroy Civic Center Theaters (Arts Centre) — 16.6 mi, 180° S
- 601 Tully (Gallery) — 16.8 mi, 183° S
- Westcott Community Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.3 mi, 176° S
- Green Lakes State Park (State Park) — 17.8 mi, 156° SE
- Selkirk Shores State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 353° N
- Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.4 mi, 240° SW · 20k acres
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About This Central Square Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Central Square, New York. Coordinates: 43.286736, -76.146036. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Central Square includes the ZIP code (13036), telephone area code (315), county seat of Oswego County (Oswego), and school district assignment (Central Square Central School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
