Marathon New York Map

About Marathon, New York

Marathon is a locality in Cortland County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 988. The population density is 180.0 people per km². Marathon is located at 42.4417°N, 76.0321°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13803.

Marathon rests in a valley where the gentle slopes of Cortland County begin to deepen, cradling a landscape of rolling farmland and mature woodlands. It lies 23.7 miles east of Ithaca, NY (from Ithaca, NY: bearing 90°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-north-west of Lisle. The Tioughnioga River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders through the heart of Marathon, its banks often softened by willows and alder. Here, the air carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance that deepens with the coming of dusk, when the sky above Marathon can turn a magnificent, bruised purple. The terrain itself, a patchwork of cultivated fields and shadowed groves, suggests a quiet resilience, a place that has long understood the turning of seasons and the steady work of the land. The history of Marathon is a story of small-scale ambition and enduring connection to the soil. Originally settled in the early 19th century, its economy was once sustained by agriculture, particularly dairy farming, and the mills that harnessed the power of the Tioughnioga. Though the industrial hum has long since faded, echoes of that past can still be found in the sturdy, unassuming architecture of its older buildings. Today, Marathon retains a character shaped by its agricultural roots, a place where the pace of life feels attuned to the cycles of planting and harvest, and where the local community finds its identity in the shared experience of this particular stretch of upstate New York.

About This Marathon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Marathon, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.441739, -76.032147. 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 Marathon and Cortland County.

Detailed location data for Marathon includes the ZIP code (13803), telephone area code (315), county seat of Cortland County (Cortland), and school district assignment (Marathon 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 Marathon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.