Elmira, New York

Elmira population, 2020 to 2024

Elmira lost 57 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +79. Among 170 New York places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 74th; the median place changed by -0.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in New York has 10,324 people, so Elmira is 2.5 times that size.

Elmira covers 7.25 square miles of land and 0.33 of water, for 3,621 people per square mile of land. The median New York place of 5,000+ has 3,760, so Elmira is close to the typical town.

What county Elmira is in

All of Elmira's residents live in Chemung County, which had 81,115 residents in 2024. Elmira holds 32.4% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Elmira

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Elmira by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 14901, 14904, 14905. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Elmira is

The Census internal point of Elmira is at 42.093400, -76.809600. Albany, the capital, is 160.5 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Ithaca, NY (33,768 people), 28.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY, 73.7 miles away.

Daylight in Elmira

At 42.09° N, Elmira gets about 15 h 15 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 06 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 09 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Elmira

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New York, measured between internal points. The closest is Elmira Heights, 2.4 miles away, with 3,764 people.