Elizabethtown New York Map

About Elizabethtown, New York

Elizabethtown is a locality in Herkimer County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 746. The population density is 87.2 people per km². Elizabethtown is located at 44.2261°N, 73.5889°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 13357, 12932.

Elizabethtown emerges from the terrain as a quiet collection of structures anchored by the rigid, ancient presence of the landscape. It lies 12.1 miles southeast of Utica, NY (from Utica, NY: bearing 140°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-southwest of Ilion. The air here carries a crisp, thin quality, cooling rapidly as the light fades behind the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. To the immediate north, the topography sharpens into the narrow, shadowed depths of Passage Gulf, while the nearby Ilion Reservoir Number Two holds a stillness that mirrors the darkening sky. Steele Creek moves with a persistent, low murmur through the brush, carving a path through the earth that dictates the orientation of the surrounding woods. Within the Ilion Water Lands, the ground remains damp and heavy, fostering a dense, quiet ecosystem that feels entirely separate from the frantic pace of the wider world.

Elizabethtown retains a character defined by the slow, deliberate work of those who have long occupied these inland acres. The local economy persists through a measured reliance on the land and the modest commerce that supports the daily needs of its residents. History is less a written record and more a visible persistence of older foundations, where the utility of the original settlement continues to dictate the flow of modern life. There is a specific, muted color to the afternoons here, a pale gray light that softens the edges of the buildings and makes the passage of time feel both heavy and inconsequential. Life in Elizabethtown moves with the predictability of the seasons, maintaining a singular focus on the endurance of a place that prefers to remain apart from the noise of the outside world.

About This Elizabethtown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elizabethtown, New York. Coordinates: 44.226132, -73.588933. 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 Elizabethtown includes the ZIP code (13357, 12932), telephone area code (315, 845), county seat of Herkimer County (Herkimer), and school district assignment (Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport).

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.