Meridale New York Map

About Meridale, New York

Meridale is a locality in Delaware County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Meridale is located at 42.3670°N, 74.9538°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13806.

Meridale unfolds across a landscape shaped by the persistent hand of glaciers, where rolling hills, softened by centuries of wind and rain, meet the more dramatic rise of the Catskill Mountains. It lies 52.6 miles south-south-east of Utica, NY (from Utica, NY: bearing 164°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-east of Oneonta. The air here carries the clean, crisp scent of pine and damp earth, particularly potent after a summer shower, and the light, especially in the late afternoon, often casts a golden, almost liquid glow across the broad valleys and the patchwork of fields. Small streams, born from the higher elevations, thread their way through the terrain, their banks fringed with alder and willow, their quiet murmurs a constant, gentle soundtrack to the land. The scattered farmsteads, with their weathered barns and silos, seem to grow organically from the contours of the hills, each one a small bastion against the wilder, forested slopes that climb towards the horizon. The history of Meridale is intimately tied to the agricultural bounty of the Delaware County region, a legacy that continues to inform its character and economy. For generations, these fertile valleys supported dairy farms, their milk trucks once a familiar sight on the winding country roads, and while that era has largely passed, the spirit of self-reliance and connection to the land endures. Today, the local economy finds its rhythm in a more diversified pattern, with small businesses catering to the needs of residents and the increasing influx of visitors drawn to the natural beauty. The presence of older, stone-built structures, remnants of an earlier settlement, hints at a deeper past, a time when horse-drawn wagons might have been the primary mode of transport along these same routes. There's a quiet dignity to Meridale, a sense of a place that has weathered change without losing its essential identity, where the pace of life is dictated more by the turning of the seasons than the ticking of a clock.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Meridale, New York with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Meridale and Delaware County.

Detailed location data for Meridale includes the ZIP code (13806), telephone area code (315), county seat of Delaware County (Delhi), and school district assignment. 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 Meridale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.