Crystal Beach New York Map

About Crystal Beach, New York

Crystal Beach is a locality in Ontario County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 627. The population density is 355.0 people per km². Crystal Beach is located at 42.8137°N, 77.2636°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14424.

Crystal Beach rests upon the glacial-carved banks of Canandaigua Lake, where the water holds a stillness that mirrors the vast, pale sky of the interior plains. It lies 4.4 miles south-southeast of Canandaigua, NY (from Canandaigua, NY: bearing 164°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west of Gorham. The landscape surrounding Crystal Beach is defined by the sharp, downward incisions of Gage Gully and the steady, rhythmic flow of Deep Run, which cuts through the soil toward the lake basin. Here, the earth feels heavy and fertile, characterized by deep woodland patches and open fields that stretch toward the distant silhouette of Maple Ridge on the horizon. Within the immediate perimeter of Ontario County Parks Land, the air carries a crisp, earthen scent, particularly when the low sun casts long, violet shadows across the damp leaf litter and the smooth, cold stones of the shore.

Crystal Beach maintains a quiet, deliberate pace of life that persists regardless of the seasonal shifts in the regional economy, which has long been anchored by the productivity of the surrounding agricultural lands. Generations have worked these slopes, moving between the small-scale commerce of the local interior and the maintenance of the public spaces that preserve the integrity of the lakefront. History here is felt in the architecture of the older dwellings, which seem to turn their faces toward the water as if waiting for the evening light to ignite the surface of Canandaigua Lake. The social fabric of Crystal Beach remains tied to the preservation of these natural reaches, ensuring that the intersection of the woods and the water remains a place of quiet observation rather than rapid industrial change.

About This Crystal Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crystal Beach, New York. Coordinates: 42.813677, -77.263592. 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 Crystal Beach includes the ZIP code (14424), telephone area code (585), county seat of Ontario County (Canandaigua), and school district assignment (Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (Marcus Whitman)).

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.