Portville, New York

Portville, New York
Portville Free Library
Portville Free Library
Portville is located in New York
Portville
Portville
Coordinates: 42°2′19″N 78°20′27″W / 42.03861°N 78.34083°W / 42.03861; -78.34083
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyCattaraugus
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorHarry W. Keeley (D, R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total36.03 sq mi (93.31 km2)
 • Land35.58 sq mi (92.15 km2)
 • Water0.45 sq mi (1.16 km2)
Elevation
1,433 ft (437 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,730
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
3,480
 • Density101.18/sq mi (39.07/km2)
Time zoneEastern (EST)
ZIP code
14770 (Portville)
14788 (Weston Mills)
FIPS code36-009-59509
Websitewww.portvilleny.net

Portville is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 3,504 at the 2020 census.[3] The name is derived from the town's early role in shipping lumber and other items down the Allegheny River. It was formed in 1837 from the town of Olean.

Portville is in the southeast corner of the county, southeast of the city of Olean. The village of Portville is the largest settlement in the town.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2020-2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Census Data Portville, New York". data.census.gov. Retrieved November 24, 2021.