| South Hartwick, New York | |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | |
  South Hartwick, New York  South Hartwick, New York | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′35″N74°57′56″W / 42.64306°N 74.96556°W Coordinates: 42°38′35″N74°57′56″W / 42.64306°N 74.96556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Otsego |
| Town | Hartwick |
| Elevation | 1,260 ft (380 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13348 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| GNIS feature ID | 965766 [1] |
South Hartwick is a hamlet in Otsego County, New York, United States. The community is located along Otsego County Route 11 which runs parallel with NY 205, 13 miles (21 km) north of Oneonta. South Hartwick is served by ZIP code 13348. [2] [3]
Otsego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk or Oneida word meaning "place of the rock."
New York is a state in the Northeastern United States. New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.54 million residents in 2018, it is the fourth most populous state. To distinguish the state from the city in the state with the same name, it is sometimes called New York State.
New York State Route 205 (NY 205) is a north–south state highway in central Otsego County, New York, in the United States. It extends for 23.24 miles (37.40 km) from Interstate 88 (I-88) exit 13 near the city of Oneonta to a junction with NY 28 in the town of Otsego. The latter junction also marks the east end of a 2.1-mile (3.4 km) overlap between NY 205 and NY 80, from where NY 80 heads southeast to follow NY 28 to Cooperstown. NY 205 is a two-lane highway for its entire length and passes through the towns of Oneonta, Laurens and Hartwick.
The hamlet was once served by the Southern New York Railroad, an electric trolley line that ran from Oneonta to Mohawk. [4]
The Southern New York Railroad was an electric rail line that provided passenger and freight service, but also provided electricity for customers along the line until 1924. The railway was previously called Oneonta Street Railway (1888-1897), Oneonta & Otego Valley Railroad (1897-1900), Oneonta, Cooperstown & Richfield Springs Railway (1900-1906), Oneonta & Mohawk Valley Railway (1906-1908), Otsego & Herkimer Railroad (1908-1916), Southern New York Power & Railway Co. (1916-1924), and Southern New York Railroad (1924-1970).
