Danby (CDP), New York
Danby, New York | |
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Coordinates: 42°21′9″N 76°28′50″W / 42.35250°N 76.48056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Tompkins |
Town | Danby |
Area | |
• Total | 3.46 sq mi (8.96 km2) |
• Land | 3.46 sq mi (8.95 km2) |
• Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
Elevation | 1,238 ft (377 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code | 607 |
FIPS code | 36-19609 |
GNIS feature ID | 2806980[2] |
Danby is the primary hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Danby, Tompkins County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]
The community is in southern Tompkins County, in the north-central part of the town of Danby. It is in a valley at the headwaters of Buttermilk Creek, which flows north over Buttermilk Falls to Cayuga Inlet and then into Cayuga Lake at Ithaca.
New York State Route 96B runs through the center of Danby, leading north 7 miles (11 km) to Ithaca and southeast 12 miles (19 km) to Candor.
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Danby Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.