Frankfort New York Map

About Frankfort, New York

Frankfort is a locality in Herkimer County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,680. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Frankfort is located at 43.0390°N, 75.0704°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13340.

Frankfort lies cradled in a valley where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the Adirondack foothills, a place where the Mohawk River, a ribbon of mercury in the morning sun, has shaped the terrain with a patient hand. It lies 9.2 miles east-south-east of Utica, NY (from Utica, NY: bearing 118°T), and is situated 2.4 miles north-west of Ilion. The houses, many with porches that seem to lean into the afternoon light, line streets that follow the river's gentle curve, their gardens a riot of late summer blooms spilling over low stone walls. Elm trees, broad and stoic, cast dappled shadows across the sidewalks, and the air, even in August, carries the cool, damp scent of earth and the distant murmur of water over stones. The hills that flank Frankfort are cloaked in a dense green, a quiet, watchful presence, their slopes etched with the faint trails of deer and the occasional whisper of wind through pine needles. The history of Frankfort is deeply entwined with the Erie Canal, a mighty artery that once pulsed with the lifeblood of commerce, and though the canal itself lies a little distance away, its legacy lingers in the quiet hum of industry that still characterizes the area. Mill buildings, their brickwork softened by time and moss, stand as silent witnesses to a past of bustling activity, and the local economy, while diversified, still draws a steady breath from the agricultural lands that surround Frankfort, where fields of corn and hay ripple under the vast, indifferent sky. There's a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the past is not so much buried as it is woven into the very fabric of daily life, a quiet resilience evident in the weathered faces of those who have called Frankfort home for generations.

About This Frankfort Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Frankfort, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.038959, -75.070436. 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 Frankfort and Herkimer County.

Detailed location data for Frankfort includes the ZIP code (13340), telephone area code (315), county seat of Herkimer County (Herkimer), and school district assignment (Frankfort-Schuyler 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 Frankfort is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.