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Frewsburg, New York

Frewsburg, New York
Census-designated place
Frewsburg is located in New York
Frewsburg
Frewsburg
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°3′26″N 79°9′39″W / 42.05722°N 79.16083°W / 42.05722; -79.16083Coordinates: 42°3′26″N 79°9′39″W / 42.05722°N 79.16083°W / 42.05722; -79.16083
Country United States
State New York
County Chautauqua
Town Carroll
Area
 • Total 3.39 sq mi (8.77 km2)
 • Land 3.37 sq mi (8.74 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation 1,299 ft (396 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,906
 • Density 565/sq mi (218.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 14738
Area code(s) 716
FIPS code 36-27672
GNIS feature ID 0950723

Frewsburg is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Carroll in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,906 at the 2010 census. The ZIP code is 14738 and the telephone exchange (which extends past Carroll and well into South Valley and Kennedy is 569 (in area code 716).

Frewsburg is located on U.S. Route 62, which forms the main street in the village. While not an incorporated village, Frewsburg does have a population that is larger than many villages in the region and is a significant community in the area, dwarfed only by the city of Jamestown 5 miles (8 km) to the northwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2), of which 0.015 square miles (0.04 km2), or 0.43%, is water.

Conewango Creek, a tributary of the Allegheny River, flows past the west side of the village.

U.S. Route 62 passes through Frewsburg as Main Street. County Routes 34 and 55 meet US 62 on the east side of town. New York State Route 60 has its southern terminus a few miles west of Frewsburg.

Frewsburg is named after the Frews - Hugh and Mary Frew, who were supposedly the first European family to settle in this area in 1807. The location of their first house is commemorated by a historic marker on Main Street in Frewsburg. The Frew House is privately owned and still used as a residence, having been divided into two units.

The hamlet hosts the Gala Days festival, which is run by the fire department in mid-July. As of 2010, an annual June Rib Festival has been added.


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