Ovid, New York

About Ovid

Set in the western part of New York, Ovid is a tiny community with an estimated population of 535.

Ovid holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.4 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,338 residents per square mile.

📰 Ovid News Today

• New de­vel­opment comes to downtown Ovid as village continues to rebuild from massive fire Spectrum News · Apr 29
• Years later, O’Connell family hopes for break in Ovid murder case 607 News Now · Aug 19
• Nancy Reff Obituary — Ovid, NY Finger Lakes Daily News · Jun 20
• New grocery store opens in Ovid after Big M fire, providing some relief in a food desert - 13WHAM-TV 13WHAM-TV · May 5
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Ovid, 14521, New York - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Ovid Unique

• Positioned in western 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Birth place of Zebedee Coltrin · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ovid

• Willard Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hernon Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ovid

• SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Ovid

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