Corning, New York

Corning, New York
City
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Nickname:  Crystal City
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Coordinates: 42°8′53″N 77°3′25″W / 42.14806°N 77.05694°W / 42.14806; -77.05694
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Steuben
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	William M. Boland, Jr (D)
• City Manager	Mark L. Ryckman
• City Council	Members' List[1] • W1: Diane Telehany • W2: Kate Paterson (D) • W3: Chris Karam • W4: Chris Merola (R) • W6: Frank Coccho • W7: Mark Resue (I) • W8: Alison Hunt (R)
Area [2]
• Total	3.26 sq mi (8.45 km2)
• Land	3.08 sq mi (7.99 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2)
Elevation [3]	932 ft (284 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,551
• Density	3,421.21/sq mi (1,321.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	14830-14831
Area code	607
FIPS code	36-18256
GNIS feature ID	0947476[3]
Website	Corning, New York

Corning is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States, on the Chemung River. The population was 10,551 at the 2020 census. It is named for Erastus Corning, an Albany financier and railroad executive who was an investor in the company that developed the community. The city is best known as the headquarters of Fortune 500 company Corning Incorporated, formerly Corning Glass Works, a manufacturer of glass and ceramic products for industrial, scientific and technical uses. Corning is roughly equidistant from New York City and Toronto, being about 220 miles (350 km) from both.^[4]