DeRuyter New York Map

About DeRuyter, New York

DeRuyter is a locality in Madison County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 408. The population density is 426.9 people per km². DeRuyter is located at 42.7584°N, 75.8844°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. DeRuyter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 13052.

DeRuyter unfolds across a landscape of glacial till and high plateau, where the East Branch Tioughnioga Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the heavy soil. It lies 7.6 miles south of Union, NY (from Union, NY: bearing 179°T), and is situated 17.5 miles south-southeast of Manlius. The horizon is defined by the steady rise of land toward the distant Appalachian Mountains, while the local terrain remains defined by the Village Of DeRuyter Land, which serves as a quiet expanse for the community to gather. Only three miles away, the surface of DeRuyter Reservoir catches the shifting light of the sky, acting as a mirror to the clouds that drift over the fields. The air here holds a crisp, persistent chill that bites through the autumn, hinting at the long, snow-laden winters that shape the character of the soil and the rhythm of those who inhabit these slopes.

History in DeRuyter resonates in the sturdy timber of older structures and the persistence of agricultural life that has long defined the local economy. Beyond the immediate center, the terrain dips toward Pleasant Valley, a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped this inland basin long before the arrival of modern mills or the quiet industry of the region. Travelers seeking the rush of water find their way toward the descent of Spicer Falls, where the stream bed drops with a deliberate, rhythmic force. Life in DeRuyter moves with the deliberate pace of a place connected more to the seasonal yield of the earth and the nearby State Reforestation Area than to the frantic pulse of the distant metropolitan centers.

About This DeRuyter Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of DeRuyter, New York. Coordinates: 42.758401, -75.884362. 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 DeRuyter includes the ZIP code (13052), telephone area code (315), county seat of Madison County (Wampsville), and school district assignment (DeRuyter Central School District).

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.