Welcome to Elmira Heights ...

The village of Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County<1>.

The location of Elmira Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmira Heights, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Elmira Heights: Elmira Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elmira Heights has a population of 3,804 people<3> (see below for details).

Elmira Heights is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Elmira Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Elmira Heights is located in the (607) area code.

Websites for Elmira Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chemungchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Elmira Heights, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elmira Heights had an population of 3,804 people. This is a decrease of 7.15% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elmira Heights had a population of 4,097 people. This makes Elmira Heights the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Elmira Heights represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 560th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,097 people, the population of Elmira Heights decreased 1.75% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,170 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elmira Heights.

Communities near Elmira Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elmira Heights.

• Corning
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <5>
• Sayre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <5>
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
• Painted Post
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <5>
• Watkins Glen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <5>
• Montour Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <5>
• South Corning
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
  • South Corning is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
• South Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
  • South Waverly is located in Bradford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
• Spencer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Lawrenceville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Tioga County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elmira Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elmira Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elmira Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmira Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmira Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Elmira Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmira Heights ...

Looking for more information about Elmira Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elmira Heights, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elmira Heights.

Adding Elmira Heights to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmira Heights in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elmira Heights was on a map titled Road Map for New York (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmira Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elmira Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chemung County: www.chemungcounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/