New York · Census place 3624251

Elmira Heights, New York

Elmira Heights is a village in Chemung County, New York with an estimated 3,764 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 201st largest of 419 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,764; #201 of 419 in New York
Change since 2020: -4.2%; -167 people
Land area: 1.2 sq mi
Density: 3,273 / sq mi; State median 3,760

Orange pin: Elmira Heights. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Albany.

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Elmira Heights population, 2020 to 2024

Elmira Heights lost 167 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.2%. In the latest year it moved by -25.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,942. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Elmira Heights covers 1.15 square miles of land, for 3,273 people per square mile of land. The median New York place of 5,000+ has 3,760, so Elmira Heights is less dense than the typical town.

What county Elmira Heights is in

All of Elmira Heights's residents live in Chemung County, which had 81,115 residents in 2024. Elmira Heights holds 4.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Elmira Heights

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Elmira Heights by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 14903. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Elmira Heights is

The Census internal point of Elmira Heights is at 42.126700, -76.825600. Albany, the capital, is 160.7 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Elmira, NY (26,255 people), 2.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Syracuse, NY, 72.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 42.126700, -76.825600
DMS: 42°07'36.12"N 76°49'32.16"W
UTM: 18N 349105.8E 4665456.5N
Geohash: dr3reucmc
Plus code: 87J545GF+MQ

Daylight in Elmira Heights

At 42.13° N, Elmira Heights gets about 15 h 16 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 Heights

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New York, measured between internal points. The closest is Elmira, 2.4 miles away, with 26,255 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Elmira Heights, NY?

3,764 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 167 (4.2%) from 3,931 in July 2020.

What county is Elmira Heights in?

Chemung County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Elmira Heights?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 14903.

How far is Elmira Heights from Albany?

160.7 miles (258.7 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Elmira Heights.

What is the nearest larger city to Elmira Heights?

Elmira, NY, with 26,255 residents, 2.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.