Bath (village), New York

Bath is a village in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2010 census. Bath is the county seat of Steuben County. The village is located in the town of the same name, northwest of Elmira and west of Tyrone.

Bath
Village
A view of Bath
Bath
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°20′16″N 77°19′1″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySteuben
Area
  Total3.17 sq mi (8.22 km2)
  Land3.17 sq mi (8.22 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,109 ft (338 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total5,571
  Density1,756.31/sq mi (678.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14810
Area code607
FIPS code36-04759
GNIS feature ID0943162

The community was named either for the English city of Bath, Somerset, or for Lady Laura Pulteney, 1st Countess of Bath and daughter of Sir William Pulteney, one of the original landowners. Bath is the location of the Bath VA Medical Center (former old soldiers' home), Bath National Cemetery, and the Steuben County Fair, the oldest continuous fair in the United States.

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