About Elba
Set in the northwestern part of New York, Elba is a tiny community counting 590 people who proudly call it home.
Elba holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.02 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 578 residents per square mile.
📰 Elba News Today
- Warsaw Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Elba MaxPreps · Aug 12
- Pennsylvania man dies following heart attack on Adirondack Rail Trail, police say WPTZ · Aug 11
- NY Theatre Ballet to perform ‘The Firebird’ in Elba on March 20 Orleans Hub · Mar 6
- Bernard Eugene Pangrazio Sr. Obituary Jul 11, 2026 H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home · Jul 11
- Off-Broadway’s ‘Shifters’ to Welcome Idris Elba, Little Simz and Danai Gurira to Producing Team TicketNews · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Elba Unique
- Positioned in northwestern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Elba
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Elba
- ELBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- ELBA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeVillage
Population (2024)590
Rank in state#500 of 595
Land area1.02 sq mi
Density578/sq mi
Coordinates43.0768, -78.1889