Upper Jay New York Map

About Upper Jay, New York

Upper Jay is a locality in Essex County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Upper Jay is located at 44.3364°N, 73.7757°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12987.

Upper Jay rests in a broad valley, a place where the Adirondack Mountains begin to soften their dramatic pronouncements. It lies 29.4 miles west-south-west of Burlington, VT (from Burlington, VT: bearing 251°T), and is situated 3.6 miles south-west of Jay. The Ausable River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, winds its way through the landscape, its banks often fringed with alder and willow, their leaves catching the diffused light of the northern sky. Rolling fields, some still actively farmed, others returning to meadow, stretch towards the tree-lined slopes that rise with a quiet persistence. The air here carries the crisp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wilder country that surrounds Upper Jay. Even in the height of summer, a certain stillness prevails, broken only by the murmur of the river and the occasional call of a bird. The history of Upper Jay is tied to the exploitation and subsequent regeneration of its natural resources. Logging once dominated, the great pines felled and floated down the Ausable, shaping the early economy and the very contours of the land. Later, the rise of the Adirondack Park meant a shift towards conservation and a slower pace of life, though pockets of agricultural activity still persist, adding to the patchwork of greens and browns that define the valley. The old mill buildings, weathered and stoic, stand as silent witnesses to a more industrial past, their red brick softened by lichen and the passage of seasons. Today, Upper Jay retains a character of quiet self-sufficiency, a place where the enduring rhythm of the land still dictates the pulse of daily life.

About This Upper Jay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Upper Jay, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.336436, -73.775696. 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 Upper Jay and Essex County.

Detailed location data for Upper Jay includes the ZIP code (12987), telephone area code (845), county seat of Essex County (Elizabethtown), 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 Upper Jay is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.