Sunset Bay New York Map

About Sunset Bay, New York

Sunset Bay is a locality in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 470. The population density is 273.7 people per km². Sunset Bay is located at 42.5631°N, 79.1334°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 14081, 14136.

Sunset Bay occupies a low-lying stretch of land where the persistent, silt-heavy waters of Cattaraugus Creek spill their contents into the expansive, slate-colored basin of Lake Erie. It lies 9.8 miles southwest of Evans, NY (from Evans, NY: bearing 225°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Fenton. The landscape here is defined by a flat, unyielding horizon, where the sky claims more territory than the earth, and the light at dusk bleeds a bruised, violet hue across the water’s surface. Within the boundaries of the Town Of Hanover, the terrain remains largely defined by the seasonal pulse of the water, which carves deep, earthen scars into the banks and dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the soil beneath the regional woodland.

Sunset Bay maintains a quiet, utilitarian existence, deeply tied to the seasonal cycles of the lake and the agricultural legacy of the surrounding plains. The local economy persists in a state of modest industry, reflecting a history of small-scale commerce and seasonal movement that contrasts with the distant, denser urban centers of the state. Life in Sunset Bay moves with the rhythm of the wind-swept plains, far from the reach of mountain peaks like Pope Hill, which remain nothing more than faint, hazy suggestions on the distant horizon. Visitors often note the absence of artifice here; the character of the place is found in the honest, weather-worn faces of the structures and the way the air grows sharp and cold long before the first snow arrives to settle over the banks of the creek.

About This Sunset Bay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunset Bay, New York. Coordinates: 42.563114, -79.133373. 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 Sunset Bay includes the ZIP code (14081, 14136), telephone area code (716), county seat of Chautauqua County (Mayville), and school district assignment (Silver Creek Central School District).

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.