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About Slaterville Springs, New York

Slaterville Springs is a locality in Tompkins County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 128.5 people per km². Slaterville Springs is located at 42.3956°N, 76.3505°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14881.

Slaterville Springs emerges from the high, sloping plateaus where the landscape is defined by the persistent, cold vitality of Six Mile Creek. It lies 8.1 miles east-southeast of Ithaca, NY (from Ithaca, NY: bearing 113°T), and is situated 9.0 miles southeast of Lansing. This watercourse carves through the earth, a narrow vein of movement that dictates the drainage of the surrounding woods and fields. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into the quiet, elevated reaches of Hammond Hill State Forest, where the canopy thickens and the soil holds the damp, ancient scent of decaying leaves and pine needles. The light here at dusk does not merely fade; it thickens into a bruised purple, pooling in the hollows and casting long, sharp shadows that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. Slaterville Springs carries the quiet weight of its nineteenth-century origins, when the promise of mineral-rich waters once invited travelers to seek health in the local springs. While the grand hotels of that era have vanished, the economic pulse has shifted toward the rhythms of a rural interior, where small-scale agriculture and a deep-seated independence anchor the daily life of residents. The proximity to Hammond Hill State Forest—a sanctuary for those who prefer the company of hemlocks to the noise of commerce—defines the local character more than any industry ever could. Though the roar of Ithaca Falls remains eight miles away and the surface of Ithaca Reservoir sits five miles distant, the people of Slaterville Springs live by the steady, unpretentious pace of the land itself, far from the frantic energy of the coast.

About This Slaterville Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Slaterville Springs, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.395628, -76.350491. 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 Slaterville Springs and Tompkins County.

Detailed location data for Slaterville Springs includes the ZIP code (14881), telephone area code (607), county seat of Tompkins County (Ithaca), and school district assignment (Ithaca City 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 Slaterville Springs is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.