Elmira, New York

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Elmira
City
Flag Seal
Location in Chemung County in the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°05′38″N 76°48′35″W / 42.09389°N 76.80972°W / 42.09389; -76.80972
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Chemung
Incorporated	1864; 160 years ago (1864)
Government
• Mayor	Daniel J. Mandell, Jr. (R)[1]
• City Manager	P. Michael Collins
• City Council	Members • W1: Nick Grasso (D) • W2: Brent A. Stermer (D) • W3: Joseph H. Duffy (R) • W4: J. Gary Brinn (D) • W5: Tory M. Kitching (R) • W6: Nanette M. Moss (R)
Area [2]
• City	7.58 sq mi (19.63 km2)
• Land	7.25 sq mi (18.78 km2)
• Water	0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
Elevation [3]	860 ft (260 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	26,523
• Density	3,657.34/sq mi (1,412.09/km2)
• Metro	90,070 (Chemung County)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	14901, 14904, 14905
Area code	607
FIPS code	36-015-24229
Website	www.CityOfElmira.net

Elmira (/ɛlˈmaɪrə/) is a city in and the county seat of Chemung County, New York, United States. It is the principal city of the Elmira, New York, metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Chemung County. The population was 26,523 at the 2020 census, down from 29,200 at the 2010 census, a decline of more than 7 percent.^[4]

The City of Elmira is in the south-central part of the county, surrounded on three sides by the Town of Elmira. It is in the Southern Tier of New York, a short distance north of the Pennsylvania state line.

The city was the site of the Elmira Prison, a prisoner-of-war camp that held over 12,000 captured Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. Elmira College is located within the city.