Panama, New York

About Panama

Set in the western part of New York, Panama is a tiny community with an estimated population of 452.

Panama holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 205 residents per square mile.

📰 Panama News Today

• Mexico’s “Dry Canal” Offers Panama Alternative as Wait Times Soar La Voce di New York · Aug 16
• Schedule - Panama Panthers (Panama, NY) Volleyball 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 6
• View Anna Crossley's Obituary and express your condolences Legacy obituary · Aug 11
• Flights Panama City to New York Avianca · May 14
• Swedbank fined $50 million by New York authorities over Panama Papers revelations - International Consortium of Investigative Journalists International Consortium of Investigative Journalists - ICIJ · Jul 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Panama Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Panama — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• 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 9 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Panama Rocks · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Panama

• Hill Higher State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• North Harmony State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Panama State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Watts Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Whalen Memorial State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Panama

• PANAMA HIGH SCHOOL
• PANAMA K-6 SCHOOL

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Panama

🏘️ Nearby Communities