Fly Creek New York Map

About Fly Creek, New York

Fly Creek is a locality in Otsego County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 114. The population density is 48.1 people per km². Fly Creek is located at 42.7184°N, 74.9832°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13337.

Fly Creek, in its quiet Otsego County embrace, presents a landscape of rolling hills that cradle a vital waterway, the creek itself, a silver thread stitching together fields of ripening corn and occasional stands of mature oak. It lies 29.3 miles south-south-east of Utica, NY (from Utica, NY: bearing 154°T), and is situated 3.2 miles west-north-west of Cooperstown. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a distinct coolness, a whisper from the dense woodlands that climb the surrounding slopes, their shadows lengthening with a painterly grace. Barns, weathered to a soft, sun-bleached gray, punctuate the verdant expanse, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the vast, ever-shifting sky. The very topography seems to exhale a sense of enduring peace, a slow, deliberate unfolding of natural beauty where the boundaries between cultivated land and wilder growth blur into a harmonious whole. The history of Fly Creek is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a legacy carried forward by generations of families who have worked this fertile soil, raising livestock and the crops that feed the broader economy. While the initial boom of gristmills and sawmills has long since receded, a resilient spirit of local enterprise endures, manifesting in artisanal cheese makers and small-scale farms that offer their wares at roadside stands, their products imbued with the distinct character of this place. The Fly Creek Historical Society Museum, housed in a preserved one-room schoolhouse, stands as a tangible link to the past, a quiet testament to the enduring human endeavors that have shaped this corner of upstate New York. The rhythm of life in Fly Creek is not dictated by the hurried pulse of distant cities, but by the steady flow of the creek and the turning of the seasons, a gentle cadence that fosters a deep connection to the land.

About This Fly Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fly Creek, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.718408, -74.983212. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Fly Creek and Otsego County.

Detailed location data for Fly Creek includes the ZIP code (13337), telephone area code (315), county seat of Otsego County (Cooperstown), and school district assignment (Cooperstown Central School District). 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 Fly Creek is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.