Danby (CDP), New York

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Danby, New York
Danby is located in New York
Danby
Danby
Coordinates: 42°21′9″N 76°28′50″W / 42.35250°N 76.48056°W / 42.35250; -76.48056Coordinates: 42°21′9″N 76°28′50″W / 42.35250°N 76.48056°W / 42.35250; -76.48056
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyTompkins
TownDanby
Area
 • Total3.46 sq mi (8.96 km2)
 • Land3.46 sq mi (8.95 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,238 ft (377 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
14850 (Ithaca)
14883 (Spencer)
Area code(s)607
FIPS code36-19609
GNIS feature ID2806980[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[]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Danby Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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