Official Name: | East Frankfort, New York |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
Pushpin Label: | East Frankfort |
Coordinates: | 43.0211°N -75.0578°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Herkimer |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Frankfort |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.79 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.05 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.05 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 241.70 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 128 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 13357 (Ilion) |
Area Code: | 315/680 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-22029 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2806939 |
Population Total: | 496 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 626.26 |
East Frankfort is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Frankfort in Herkimer County, New York. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
The hamlet was founded in 1854 by Archibald C. McGowan and was originally known as "McGowansville".
The community is in western Herkimer County, on the eastern edge of the town of Frankfort. It is bordered to the east by the town of German Flatts and the village of Ilion. The village of Frankfort is to the north.
New York State Route 5S, a limited-access highway, forms the northern edge of the CDP, with access from Acme Road/West Main Street at the northeast corner of the community. Route 5S leads east past Ilion 3miles to Mohawk and northwest 11miles to Utica.