Watkins Glen, New York

Watkins Glen, New York
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Franklin Street in Watkins Glen
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Coordinates: 42°22′52″N 76°52′16″W / 42.38111°N 76.87111°W / 42.38111; -76.87111
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Schuyler
Settled	1791; 233 years ago (1791)
Named	1842; 182 years ago (1842) as Jefferson
Named	1852; 172 years ago (1852) as Watkins Glen
Government
• Mayor	Laurie DeNardo
Area [1]
• Total	1.94 sq mi (5.03 km2)
• Land	1.56 sq mi (4.04 km2)
• Water	0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
Elevation	463 ft (141 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,863
• Density	1,194.23/sq mi (461.05/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	14891
Area code	607
FIPS code	36-78696[2]
GNIS feature ID	0974082[3]
Website	www.watkinsglen.us

Watkins Glen is a village and census-designated place in and the county seat of Schuyler County,^[4] New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,829. Watkins Glen lies between the towns of Dix and Reading. To the southwest of the village is the Watkins Glen International race track, which hosts annual NASCAR Cup Series and WeatherTech SportsCar Championship races, and formerly hosted the Formula One United States Grand Prix and various IndyCar races.

The village was the recipient of the ten-million-dollar Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) grant in July 2017 to revitalize the Mixed Use Village Center (VC). Former governor of New York Andrew M. Cuomo awarded fourteen projects in hopes that they would be catalysts for increased private investment in the village. This grant was largely secured by the work of local government officials and the Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development (SCOPED). As of December 2023, the majority of the awarded projects have been completed.