East HerkimerNY
A town of 659. A regional job hub with 745 jobs.
Is East Herkimer a good place to live?
12% of residents are under 18 in East Herkimer, below both New York’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). East Herkimer has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes East Herkimer stand out
Where East Herkimer beats most towns.
659 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to East Herkimer: who provides what
East Herkimer is unincorporated, so Herkimer County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Herkimer.
A job hub: East Herkimer has 1.9 jobs for every working resident and draws in 728 commuters
Most working residents leave East Herkimer for work: only 4% work in town. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line in East Herkimer, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The average trip to work in East Herkimer is 28 minutes.
| East Herkimer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.4% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in East Herkimer
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in East Herkimer
East Herkimer has cold winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83° and January nights drop to 13°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy East Herkimer is
East Herkimer beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 29% of East Herkimer adults get no exercise outside work.
| East Herkimer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | East Herkimer | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.5% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.8% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in East Herkimer sells for about $113K at the median
East Herkimer’s median rent is $825 a month.
| East Herkimer | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $825 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Herkimer. Close and well known come first.
Big draw23 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a yearin town LandmarkFort Dayton
28 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year
15 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium37 mi CaveHowe Caverns
15 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstitutePhoto credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about East Herkimer
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of East Herkimer
About 2 of every 100 East Herkimer residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Every workday, about 728 people come to East Herkimer for work
Where East Herkimer’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Herkimer
Census-designated place in New York, United States
East Herkimer is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Herkimer in Herkimer County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Herkimer had a population of 787. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The community is in south-central Herkimer County, in the southeast part of the town of Herkimer. It is bordered to the west, across West Canada Creek, by the village of Herkimer. The hamlet sits on a bluff overlooking the Mohawk River to the south. New York State Route 5 runs through the center of the hamlet, leading west into Herkimer village and east 6 miles (10 km) to Little Falls. Herkimer Elementary School and a stadium used by the Herkimer Hi…
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 509 ft
Questions about East Herkimer
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Herkimer, NY a good place to live?
East Herkimer has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.