York New York Map

About York, New York

York is a locality in Wayne County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 488. The population density is 68.4 people per km². York is located at 42.8696°N, 77.8872°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 14516, 14592.

York sits upon a landscape defined by the quiet tension between solid earth and the encroaching influence of water, where the horizon remains flat and expansive under a sky that shifts from bruised violet to pale slate. It lies 17.2 miles east of Ontario, NY (from Ontario, NY: bearing 95°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-northeast of Lyons. The terrain is characterized by low-lying fields and dense thickets that transition into the marshy boundaries of Lake Shore Marshes Wma, a place where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp soil and decaying reeds. Just a mile away, the waters of Sodus Bay press against the land, their rhythmic pulses shaping the temperament of the soil and the way the light catches the reeds near the mouth of Third Creek. Far to the south, the distant, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a permanent, immovable landmark, grounding the view beyond the immediate, water-logged periphery of the region.

York emerged from the steady labor of early settlers who recognized the potential in the fertile, heavy earth and the proximity to the aquatic veins that carve through the local geography. The economy remains tethered to this primary relationship with the land, moving in cycles dictated by the seasons and the demands of agricultural production, while the nearby presence of Eagle Island provides a silent, forested point of interest in the wider expanse of the bay. Life in York proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned cadence, reflecting a history of endurance where the primary industry has always leaned toward the harvest and the management of natural resources. Residents observe the change in the tides and the seasonal migration of waterfowl through the marshlands with a practiced eye, finding a distinct, quiet beauty in the way the morning mist clings to the surface of Sodus Bay before the day fully asserts itself.

About This York Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of York, New York. Coordinates: 42.869559, -77.887228. 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 York includes the ZIP code (14516, 14592), telephone area code (585), county seat of Wayne County (Lyons), and school district assignment (York 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.