Coopers Plains, New York Explained

Official Name:Coopers Plains, New York
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New York#USA
Pushpin Label:Coopers Plains
Coordinates:42.1822°N -77.1414°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Steuben
Subdivision Type3:Towns
Subdivision Name3:Erwin
Campbell
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.82
Area Land Sq Mi:0.82
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:2.13
Area Land Km2:2.13
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:285.29
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:992
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:14827 (Coopers Plains)
14870 (Painted Post)
Area Code:607
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-18036
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2631228
Population Total:609
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:739.08

Coopers Plains is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Erwin and Campbell in Steuben County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 598.

The community is in eastern Steuben County, in the northern part of Erwin and extending north into the southern part of Campbell. It is bordered to the south by Gang Mills. Coopers Plains occupies valley bottomland between the Cohocton River to the south and Meads Creek to the northeast, extending southeast to their confluence. The Cohocton is a southeast-flowing tributary of the Chemung River and part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

New York State Route 415 (Victory Highway) passes through the north side of the community, and Interstate 86 forms the northern edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 42 (County Road 26). It is 3miles southeast to Painted Post and 5miles to Corning, while to the northwest it is to Bath.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.