Explore Waterville, 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 Waterville, 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 Waterville.
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 | Waterville |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Oneida County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.930589 |
| Longitude | -75.380202 |
| Population | 1,473 |
| Density | 401.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 11952, 13480 |
| Area Code | 914, 845, 315 |
| County Seat | Utica |
| School District | Waterville Central School District |
Waterville rises amidst the verdant, rolling topography of the interior, where the persistent current of Big Creek traces a winding path through the valley floor. It lies 10.1 miles south of Kirkland, NY (from Kirkland, NY: bearing 179°T), and is situated 2.5 miles south of Hanover. The landscape surrounding Waterville is defined by the subtle depth of Sheepskin Hollow, a singular depression in the earth that catches the long, amber shadows of late afternoon. Beyond the immediate meadows, the horizon remains vast and terrestrial, far removed from the brine of any distant shore, while the cool, still waters of Lake Moraine wait eight miles away, reflecting the slate-gray clouds that often drift across the sky. Within the boundaries of the Village Of Waterville Land, the air carries the scent of damp soil and ancient, seasonal change, marking the slow, deliberate turn of the year in a region nearly eighty miles from the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains.
Historical records trace the development of Waterville to its origins as a center for hop production, a legacy that once transformed the local economy into a global powerhouse for the brewing industry. The remnants of those grand, high-roofed hop kilns still punctuate the skyline, serving as architectural artifacts of a time when the prosperity of the region was tied directly to the harvest. Today, the pace of life in Waterville reflects a quiet continuity, where the labor of the past has evolved into a steady, modest commerce that honors the resilience of the settlers. Residents move through their days with an awareness of the land’s enduring character, finding a particular beauty in the way the morning mist clings to the fields near Big Creek before the sun illuminates the quiet, sturdy brickwork of the village center.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterville, New York. Coordinates: 42.930589, -75.380202. 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 Waterville includes the ZIP code (11952, 13480), telephone area code (914, 845, 315), county seat of Oneida County (Utica), and school district assignment (Waterville Central 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. |