Kennedy New York Map

About Kennedy, New York

Kennedy is a locality in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 246. The population density is 44.2 people per km². Kennedy is located at 42.1573°N, 79.1020°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14747.

Kennedy breathes the quiet, rolling hum of western New York, a place where the land itself seems to lean into the sky. It lies 8.0 miles east-north-east of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 59°T), and is situated 5.6 miles east-north-east of Falconer. Here, the terrain is a soft, persistent undulation, sculpted by glaciers long past, now carpeted in fields of corn and soybeans that shimmer with an almost liquid gold as the sun begins its descent. The air, particularly in late afternoon, carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening apples. Old farmhouses, their clapboard weathered to a gentle silver, stand sentinel against the horizon, their porches often adorned with rocking chairs that seem to wait patiently for the day's work to conclude. The Elm Creek, a modest ribbon of water, winds its way through the landscape, its banks fringed with willows whose branches trail like green hair in the breeze, reflecting the vast, open sky above. The history of Kennedy is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they have worked for generations. This was a place shaped by agriculture, by families who cleared the forests and coaxed life from the rich, dark soil, and that legacy continues to define its economy. While the days of large-scale manufacturing are largely a memory, the agricultural roots remain strong, with local farms supplying produce to wider markets and small businesses catering to the needs of a close-knit community. The rhythm of life in Kennedy is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a steady, unhurried pulse that resonates through the quiet streets and the surrounding countryside. Occasionally, a splash of unexpected color breaks the green and gold – a vibrant mural on the side of a grain silo, or the bright blooms spilling from window boxes, hinting at a deeper artistic current beneath the surface of this enduringly pastoral locale.

About This Kennedy Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kennedy, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.157282, -79.101988. 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 Kennedy and Chautauqua County.

Detailed location data for Kennedy includes the ZIP code (14747), telephone area code (607), county seat of Chautauqua County (Mayville), and school district assignment (Falconer 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 Kennedy is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.