Chenango Forks, New York

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Chenango Forks, New York
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Chenango Forks
Coordinates: 42°14′08″N75°50′54″W / 42.23556°N 75.84833°W / 42.23556; -75.84833 Coordinates: 42°14′08″N75°50′54″W / 42.23556°N 75.84833°W / 42.23556; -75.84833
Country United States
State New York
County Broome
Towns Chenango, Barker
Elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
13746 [1]
Area code 607
GNIS feature ID946482 [2]

Chenango Forks is a hamlet located in Broome County, New York, United States. [2] The community is situated partly in the town of Chenango and partly in the town of Barker.

Chenango Forks in the early 1900s Chenango Forks, NY early 1900s.jpg
Chenango Forks in the early 1900s

Chenango Forks is approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Binghamton on Route 12 and is at the confluence of the Chenango and Tioughnioga rivers. Chenango Valley State Park is southwest of the hamlet. Chenango Forks is a few miles from the border of Chenango County. [ citation needed ]

Chenango Forks is part of the Greater Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Chenango Canal Prism and Lock 107 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chenango Forks ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Chenango Forks". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.


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