Portville New York Map

About Portville, New York

Portville is a locality in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,034. The population density is 180.0 people per km². Portville is located at 42.0387°N, 78.3409°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14770.

Portville commands the low, verdant basin where Dodge Creek carves its persistent path through the landscape. It lies 5.3 miles east-southeast of Olean, NY (from Olean, NY: bearing 120°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-southeast of Saint Bonaventure. The air here holds the cool, damp weight of the interior, untroubled by the salt-heavy winds of the distant coast. To the west, the slopes of Typnahda Mountain rise in a muted silhouette against the sky, while the nearby depression of Gleason Hollow gathers the morning mist like a shallow, earthen bowl. Residents often find their way to the quiet expanse of Pioneer Park, where the grass remains long and the silence is broken only by the shift of timber in the wind. Beyond the immediate terrain, the six-mile journey to Millers Pond offers a retreat into the still, reflective surface of quiet water, marking the rhythm of a place where the land dictates the pace of the day. Portville carries the weight of a history rooted in the industry of the timber and oil eras, a legacy that lingers in the sturdy architecture and the deliberate, unhurried gait of those who walk its sidewalks. The local economy has shifted from the raw extraction of the past toward a quiet endurance, maintaining a character defined by the sturdy, practical fiber of its inhabitants. There is a particular clarity to the light during the autumn harvest, when the sun catches the late-season foliage and lends a burnished gold hue to the rooftops and the quiet streets. Life here persists with a steady, grounding familiarity, where the memory of older, busier times persists in the weathered brick of the storefronts and the communal pride found in the maintenance of public spaces. It is a locality that observes the turning of the seasons with a quiet, observant patience, valuing the permanence of the ground beneath its feet over the fleeting distractions of the world beyond its borders.

About This Portville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Portville, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.038676, -78.34085. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Portville and Cattaraugus County.

Detailed location data for Portville includes the ZIP code (14770), telephone area code (607), county seat of Cattaraugus County (Little Valley), and school district assignment (Portville Central School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Portville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.