Bath (village), New York

Bath
A view of Bath
A view of Bath
Bath is located in New York
Bath
Bath
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°20′16″N 77°19′1″W / 42.33778°N 77.31694°W / 42.33778; -77.31694
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySteuben
Area
 • Total3.17 sq mi (8.22 km2)
 • Land3.17 sq mi (8.22 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,109 ft (338 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total5,571
 • Density1,756.31/sq mi (678.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14810
Area code607
FIPS code36-04759
GNIS feature ID0943162

Bath is a village and the county seat of in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2010 census. The village is located in the town of the same name, northwest of Elmira and west of Tyrone.

The community was named either for the English city of Bath, Somerset, or for Lady Laura Pulteney, 1st Countess of Bath and daughter of Sir William Pulteney, one of the original landowners. Bath is the location of the Bath VA Medical Center (former old soldiers' home), Bath National Cemetery, and the Steuben County Fair, the oldest continuous fair in the United States.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.