Worcester New York Map

About Worcester, New York

Worcester is a locality in Otsego County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 780. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Worcester is located at 42.5915°N, 74.7504°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12197.

Worcester rests in a shallow bowl of hills, its buildings clustered along the winding course of the Charlotte Creek. It lies 41.8 miles west-south-west of Rotterdam, NY (from Rotterdam, NY: bearing 251°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north-north-east of Davenport. The land here is a study in gentle ascents and descents, fields of green and gold rolling into the shadowed flanks of woodlands. Oak and maple trees, their leaves catching the late afternoon sun in a thousand tiny glints, crown the higher slopes, while the creek, a silver thread, murmurs its persistent song through meadows dotted with the stoic forms of dairy cows. The air, even on a warm day, carries a crispness, a hint of the coming autumn, and the quietude is broken only by the occasional lowing of cattle or the distant thrum of a passing truck on the highway that cuts through the valley. The history of Worcester is etched in the weathered clapboard of its older homes and the solid brick of its few public buildings. It was a place shaped by agriculture, the fertile soil yielding crops and pasture for generations of families who found their livelihood in the land. The local economy, though diversified now with small businesses and services, still carries the deep imprint of its farming roots, a connection that manifests in the careful upkeep of barns and the enduring presence of agricultural machinery in yards. The Charlotte Creek, once a source of power for mills, now flows with a more placid purpose, reflecting the sky and the unhurried rhythm of life in this Otsego County valley.

About This Worcester Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Worcester, New York with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Worcester and Otsego County.

Detailed location data for Worcester includes the ZIP code (12197), telephone area code (518), county seat of Otsego County (Cooperstown), and school district assignment (Worcester Central School District). 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 Worcester is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.