Horseheads

Horseheads is a village in , , United States. The population was 6,606 at the 2020 census. The name is derived from the number of bleached skulls of pack horses left behind by the Sullivan Expedition.
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  • Type: Locality with 6,620 residents
  • Description: village in New York, USA
  • Also known as: Fairport”, “Horseheads , NY”, “Horseheads (village), New York”, and “Horseheads, New York
  • Postal code: 14845

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hanover Square Historic District and Zimmerman House.

Commercial area
The is a downtown business district in Horseheads, New York. Most of the buildings in the district were built between 1862 and 1882 in the Romanesque Revival style.

Building
, also known as Zim House, is a historical structure located in . It was the home of cartoonist Eugene Zimmerman, also known as "Zim".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horseheads North and Elmira Heights.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 2,843. is situated 2 miles north of Horseheads.

Village
Photo: Lvklock, Public domain.
is a village in , , United States. The population was 4,097 at the 2010 census. The village is primarily within the town of , but part of the village is in the . is situated 2½ miles south of Horseheads.

Hamlet
is a hamlet and census-designated place in the towns of and in , , United States. The population was 813 at the 2010 census. is situated 4 miles north of Horseheads.

Horseheads

Latitude
42.16702° or 42° 10′ 1″ north
Longitude
-76.82051° or 76° 49′ 14″ west
Population
6,620
Elevation
896 feet (273 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US HRH
Open location code
87J5558H+RQ
Geo­Names ID
5121309
Wiki­data ID
Q3461953
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“Horseheads” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قرية هورسهيدز
  • Catalan: Horseheads
  • Chinese: 霍斯黑茲 (紐約州村)
  • Chinese: 霍斯黑茲
  • French: Horseheads
  • Japanese: ホースヘッズ (ニューヨーク州の村)
  • Malagasy: Horseheads, New York
  • Malagasy: Horseheads
  • Mazanderani: هورسهدز، مله (نیویورک)
  • Mazanderani: هورسهدز، مله
  • Polish: Horseheads
  • Spanish: Horseheads
  • Turkish: Horseheads
  • Ukrainian: Горсгедс
  • Volapük: Horseheads, New York
  • Volapük: Horseheads

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