Explore Rome, New York, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rome, New York. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of New York or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Rome.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Rome |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Essex County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.226002 |
| Longitude | -75.489523 |
| Population | 32,127 |
| Density | 165.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 12912, 13441 |
| Area Code | 845, 315 |
| County Seat | Elizabethtown |
| School District | Rome City School District |
Rome unfolds across a landscape defined by the persistent, cooling presence of the West Branch Ausable River, which carves a path through the terrain less than a mile from the center. It lies 18.9 miles northeast of North Elba, NY (from North Elba, NY: bearing 44°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-northeast of Jay. Beyond the immediate banks, the topography transitions into a series of low-lying, moisture-rich depressions, most notably the area known as The Swamp, which sits a single mile away from the primary thoroughfares. The distant silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains anchors the horizon thirty-four miles to the north, providing a jagged, blue-gray contrast to the flatter, inland fields that surround the locality. Two miles out, the still surface of Lake Eaton reflects the seasonal shifts of the sky, acting as a quiet counterpoint to the more active, rushing waters of the river. The air here holds a crisp, earthen clarity, especially as the light dims and the shadows of the nearby hardwoods lengthen across the soil.
Rome carries the weight of a long-standing industrial heritage, having transitioned through cycles of manufacturing that once relied heavily on the proximity of these natural waterways. While the economic pulse has shifted, the rhythm of daily life remains tethered to the regional landscape, with residents often looking toward the Town Of Jay Land, a nearby preserve, for recreation and respite. History lingers in the architecture of the older districts, where the brickwork and layout reflect the practical, industrious spirit of its early settlement. For those seeking a deeper connection to the terrain, a trek along the Silver Lake Mountain Trail, located nine miles away, offers a vantage point over the broader geography, while the proximity of The Flume Fall, just nine miles distant, serves as a reminder of the power inherent in the local watershed. Life in Rome moves with a measured intensity, balancing the remnants of its heavy-industry past with a quiet, modern endurance.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rome, New York. Coordinates: 43.226002, -75.489523. 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 Rome includes the ZIP code (12912, 13441), telephone area code (845, 315), county seat of Essex County (Elizabethtown), and school district assignment (Rome City School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |