East Ithaca New York Map

About East Ithaca, New York

East Ithaca is a locality in Tompkins County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,175. The population density is 571.8 people per km². East Ithaca is located at 42.4245°N, 76.4587°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14850.

East Ithaca occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Cascadilla Creek, which carves a deep, shadowed path through the rugged terrain. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, devoid of any maritime influence, as the ground rises toward the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains. Maplewood Park provides a quiet, green anchor for the neighborhood, its trees offering a dense canopy that filters the late afternoon light into fractured, golden shards against the earth. Two miles to the northwest, the vast, still surface of Cayuga Lake exerts a cooling pressure on the climate, tempering the transition between the humid summers and the long, snowy silence of the colder months.

Agriculture and the steady expansion of academic life have long dictated the pace of East Ithaca, grounding its development in the fertile soil and the intellectual hunger of the region. While the proximity to the university drives the local economy, the shadow of the past remains in the remnants of old orchards and the quietude of nearby Coy Glen, where the geology of the region is exposed in stark, stratified layers. Residents often find themselves moving between the modern demands of professional life and the enduring, wild character of the surrounding woods, such as the distant Yellow Barn State Forest. The rhythm of the day is measured not by the clock, but by the changing intensity of the sun hitting the limestone shelves and the seasonal fluctuations of the water levels in the creek beds that define the local topography.

About This East Ithaca Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Ithaca, New York. Coordinates: 42.424472, -76.458678. 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 East Ithaca includes the ZIP code (14850), telephone area code (607), county seat of Tompkins County (Ithaca), and school district assignment (Ithaca City 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.