Fairport

The Village of Fairport
Location	Southeast of Rochester, in the town of Perinton, Monroe County, New York	Village of Fairport, Monroe County, New York
Google map	Fairport
Geographical Area	1.6 sq. miles
Population	5,353 as of the 2010 census
Incorporated	1867
Village website	http://www.village.fairport.ny.us
Village Offices	Fairport Village Offices
Wikipedia article	Fairport, NY

About Fairport

The Village of Fairport was a major port on the Erie Canal and is a tourist and recreation attraction with canal-side shopping and eating establishments as well as a developed small-town business area.

Notable Attractions

• Box Factory Building - next to the canal, parking lot is major venue
  

• Colonial Belle canal cruises
  

• Crescent Trail
  

• Erie Canal and Towpath
  

• Erie Canal Heritage Trail
  

• Fairport Erie Canal Liftbridge
  

• Fairport Historical Museum
  

• Fairport Public Library
  

• Farmer's Market - in the Village Saturday mornings early May to late November
  

• Gazebo Concert Series
  

• Green Lantern Inn and Deland House
  

• Kennelley Park
  

• Perinton Park
  

• Potter Memorial and Park
  

• public skating rink
  

• Thomas Creek Wetlands Walk
  

• Tuesday Cruz Nights
  

• Walker's Celtic Jewelry

Fairport Electric

Fairport has its own electrical company (one of several in the state) which results in electricity rates that are 1/2 to 1/3 the amount of standard electrical rates.


• Fairport Electric Webpage
  

• Another Fairport Electric page

History

• Fairport was incorporated in 1867, having sprung up as a minor manufacturing foothold in the early days of the Erie Canal.
  

Viewers may think of Fairport in terms of the Fairport Central School District, which serves the Village of Fairport and portions of the Town of Perinton.

Fairport Zipcode Overlaps - See Footnote

Many local residents think of Fairport in terms of the "Fairport Zip Code", 14450, shown at right in flesh-tone pink in the graphic ¹.

The zip code covers all of the Village of Fairport, which is the limited, small area outlined in blue.

However, the zip code also covers a majority of the Town of Perinton as well as parts of the Town of Penfield.


In fact, there are no "Perinton" addresses; Perinton residences use Fairport, Victor, Pittsford, Penfield, or Macedon mailing addresses.

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