Official Name: | Bliss, New York |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Bliss |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 42.58°N -78.2536°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wyoming |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Eagle |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 9.79 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 9.79 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Area Total Km2: | 25.36 |
Area Land Km2: | 25.36 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 19.56 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1715 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 14024 |
Area Code: | 585 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-06904 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2627975 |
Population Total: | 496 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 50.65 |
Bliss is the largest hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Eagle, Wyoming County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 527.
The community is in southern Wyoming County, in the north and central part of the town of Eagle. It is bordered to the north by the town of Wethersfield. Bliss is in the valley of Wiscoy Creek where it is joined by its North Branch. Wiscoy Creek flows east and south to the Genesee River, a tributary of Lake Ontario.
New York State Route 39 passes through the south side of Bliss, following the Wiscoy Creek valley. The highway leads east 6miles to Pike and west 10miles to Arcade. State Route 362 runs through the center of Bliss, starting at Route 39 on the south side and leading north 4miles to Route 78 in Wethersfield.