Penn Yan, New York
Penn Yan, New York | |
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Methodist Church on Chapel Street Oliver-Fox House | |
Location in Yates County and the state of New York. | |
| Coordinates: 42°39′36″N 77°3′20″W / 42.66000°N 77.05556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Yates |
| Settled | 1799 |
| Incorporated | 1833 |
| Named after | "Pennsylvania Yankee" |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.46 sq mi (6.36 km2) |
| • Land | 2.40 sq mi (6.22 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,056 |
| • Density | 2,106.67/sq mi (813.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 14527 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-57177 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0960144 |
| Website | http://www.villageofpennyan.com |
Penn Yan is an incorporated village and the county seat of Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 5,159 at the 2010 census. It lies at the north end of the east branch of Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes.
As tourism has grown in the Finger Lakes, Penn Yan has become a summertime hub for visitors to local vineyards, breweries, and Mennonite craft markets. Since the 1970s, farmland in Yates County has been increasingly purchased by Mennonite families from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Today, Penn Yan is the center of the largest Old Order Mennonite community in New York State, and horse-drawn buggies are a common sight in the village.
The village is home to The Birkett Mills, founded in 1797, one of the oldest mills in the United States and among the largest buckwheat manufacturers, earning Penn Yan the title of the "Buckwheat Capital of America." During the 1987 Annual Buckwheat Harvest Festival, a 28-foot griddle was used to cook what was then the world's largest pancake.
The Village of Penn Yan is primarily in the Town of Milo, but a small section is in the Town of Benton. A smaller section is in the Town of Jerusalem. The Penn Yan Airport is south of the village. The name "Penn Yan" is a syllabic abbreviation of "Pennsylvania Yankee". It houses the Penn Yan Central School District.