Sylvan Beach New York Map

About Sylvan Beach, New York

Sylvan Beach is a locality in Steuben County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 890. The population density is 500.2 people per km². Sylvan Beach is located at 43.2067°N, 75.7214°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sylvan Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 14840, 13157.

Sylvan Beach emerges from the flat, verdant terrain as a quiet expanse where the horizon is dominated by the expansive, reflective stillness of Waneta Lake. It lies 22.4 miles north of Corning, NY (from Corning, NY: bearing 353°T), and is situated 3.8 miles east of Urbana. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, devoid of any saline tang, as it moves across the surrounding plains and the distant, shadowed silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains that anchor the far reaches of the landscape. Nearby, the cooling presence of Eggleston Glen offers a deep, shaded sanctuary, while the waters of Little Tobehanna Creek carve a slow, meandering path through the dense, leaf-littered floor of the region. Sunlight filters through the canopy of the Finger Lakes National Forest, casting long, amber shadows that turn the surface of the land into a patchwork of muted greens and deep, earth-toned browns.

Sylvan Beach carries a legacy defined by the slow, deliberate pulse of inland life, where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the seasons and the preservation of the surrounding wilderness. Residents find their daily tempo dictated by the proximity of the Waneta Lamoka Wma, a protected expanse that keeps the encroaching development at bay and allows the local ecology to flourish undisturbed by industrial sprawl. The historical character of the region is etched into the quietude of these roads, where the memory of earlier agrarian settlements persists in the enduring utility of the land. Far from the frantic pace of the state’s urban centers, the people of Sylvan Beach maintain a disciplined, steady stewardship over their environment, finding a singular, understated beauty in the way the twilight deepens over the nearby trees, unbothered by the distant clamor of the world beyond their borders.

About This Sylvan Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sylvan Beach, New York. Coordinates: 43.206652, -75.721431. 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 Sylvan Beach includes the ZIP code (14840, 13157), telephone area code (607, 315), county seat of Steuben County (Bath), and school district assignment (Camden 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.