Pekin New York Map

About Pekin, New York

Pekin is a locality in Oswego County, New York, United States. Pekin is located at 43.5467°N, 75.9646°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 13144, 14130.

Pekin emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of earth and water, defined by the persistent, winding path of Pekin Brook. It lies 26.8 miles north-northeast of Cicero, NY (from Cicero, NY: bearing 17°T), and is situated 4.4 miles east-southeast of Richland. The terrain here is marked by a deep, inland stillness, where the low-slung woods and verdant plains stretch out under a sky that seems to hold the light longer than the heavy, distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains ever could. A mile away, the surface of Gowdy Pond mirrors the shifting canopy, providing a stillness that complements the nearby rush of Salmon River Falls. The air carries the scent of damp soil and ancient timber, a grounding presence that suggests a land shaped more by the steady, patient work of rain and runoff than by the frantic pace of the outside world.

Pekin retains a character forged in the deliberate, seasonal rhythms of agriculture and small-scale trade that have long defined the life of these interior tracts. The local economy persists in a steady pulse, drawing vitality from the proximity of the Lower Salmon River State Forest, which preserves the wilder edges of the land against the encroachment of modern industry. Residents walk paths that have been worn smooth by generations, moving between the modest homes and the surrounding fields with a familiarity that ignores the transient nature of the wider state. When the evening settles, the shadows lengthen across the meadows, and the hum of the brook remains the only constant, marking the passage of time in a place that prefers to keep its own counsel.

About This Pekin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pekin, New York. Coordinates: 43.546737, -75.964641. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Pekin includes the ZIP code (13144, 14130), telephone area code (315, 716), county seat of Oswego County (Oswego), and school district assignment.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.