De Ruyter New York Map

About De Ruyter, New York

De Ruyter is a locality in Madison County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 528. The population density is 120.0 people per km². De Ruyter is located at 42.7526°N, 75.8840°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13052.

De Ruyter rests in a quiet hollow, where the land rises and falls with a gentle persistence that speaks of ancient glaciers. It lies 8.0 miles south of Union, NY (from Union, NY: bearing 179°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-east of Fabius. The hills, softened by a verdant cloak of deciduous trees, embrace the village, their slopes a patchwork of fields and woodland that catch the shifting light. In the summer, the air hums with the drone of insects and the distant bleating of sheep, a sound that seems to emanate from the very earth. The sky above De Ruyter is a broad canvas, often streaked with clouds that drift with an unhurried grace, and the evenings can bring a profound stillness, broken only by the rustle of leaves or the hoot of an owl. This is a place shaped by the persistence of agriculture, where generations have worked the soil, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest. The economy, once more robust with dairy farms that dotted the landscape, now finds its footing in a quieter rhythm, with a scattering of small businesses and a reliance on the surrounding natural beauty for a sense of livelihood. History whispers in the weathered barns and the modest, sturdy homes that line the main thoroughfare, remnants of an era when De Ruyter was a more central hub. The old grist mill, though no longer turning, stands as a silent sentinel, a reminder of the ingenuity that once powered this settlement, and the clear, cool waters of the nearby streams still run, mirroring the sky and carrying the memory of those who first settled this valley.

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Detailed location data for De Ruyter includes the ZIP code (13052), telephone area code (315), county seat of Madison County (Wampsville), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct De Ruyter is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.