East Frankfort is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Frankfort in Herkimer County, New York. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

East Frankfort, New York
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 43°1′16″N 75°3′28″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Herkimer
Town	Frankfort
Area [1]
• Total	0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)
• Land	0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	420 ft (128 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	496
• Density	626.26/sq mi (241.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	13357 (Ilion)
Area code(s)	315/680
FIPS code	36-22029
GNIS feature ID	2806939[2]

History

The hamlet was founded in 1854 by Archibald C. McGowan and was originally known as "McGowansville".

Geography

The community is in western Herkimer County, on the eastern edge of the town of Frankfort. It is bordered to the east by the town of German Flatts and the village of Ilion. The village of Frankfort is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north.

New York State Route 5S, a limited-access highway, forms the northern edge of the CDP, with access from Acme Road/West Main Street at the northeast corner of the community. Route 5S leads east past Ilion 3 miles (5 km) to Mohawk and northwest 11 miles (18 km) to Utica.

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