BlockNorwich, New York
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Norwich town. It lies in ZIP code area 13815. It stands on Ransford Creek. The Survey maps it on the Norwich quadrangle. 7,051 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,014 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1903 to 1986The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
On record in Norwich
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 8 records
Chenango County Courthouse Districtlisted 1975
Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwichlisted 2009
Emmanuel Episcopal Church Complexlisted 2009
Methodist-Episcopal Church of Norwichlisted 2003
Norwich Pharmacal Company Warehouselisted 2018
US Post Office-Norwichlisted 1989- North Broad Street Historic Districtlisted 1978
- White Store Church and Evergreen Cemeterylisted 1995
Population over time
2 figuresNorwich fell from 7,190 to 7,051 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7,190 | |
| 2020 | 7,051 | -139 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1903 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:31680
- 1944 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Binghamton quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Norwich quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Norwich between 1992 and 2020, burning about 116 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 11 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 10 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 August 1995 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 2 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 3 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Norwich: 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Natural Gas. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich Well No.1 | Salt, Natural Gas | Prospect | ||
| Foley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Robert H. Stackhouse Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stack House Gravel Bed | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
57 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Norwich in 57 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 31 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 8 flash flood, 4 lightning. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1996 | Lightning | Norwich | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Norwich | $250,000 | Numerous roads, bridges, and homes were flooded in the city. Ten people were stranded by flood waters. |
| May 1998 | Tornado (F0) | North Norwich | $135,000 | A supercell thunderstorm became tornadic briefly over North Norwich around 6:00 pm EDT. Trees were snapped off and twisted in all directions along the tornado's path. Several road signs were also blown over and a few homes sustained roof and siding damage. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Norwich | $83,000 | Willard court flooded in Norwich. Forty people were evacuated. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Norwich | $30,000 | no account filed |
| November 2006 | Flash Flood | Norwich | $25,000 | Numerous roads and homes flooded. Numerous road wash outs. |
| November 2006 | Flash Flood | Norwich | $20,000 | Numerous roads flooded and washed out. Numerous homes flooded. |
| June 2004 | Lightning | Norwich | $20,000 | Lightning struck a house on North Broad Street in the city of Norwich. The lightning started a fire in the attic. The fire smoldered for an hour before it was noticed and the fire departments responded. The fire and smoke damaged the second floor and attic. Water damage was mainly to the first floor. No one was injured due to the lightning. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $12,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over multiple trees in the cities of Preston, New Berlin, Oxford, and Guilford. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew numerous trees and wires down on Cortland Street with wires causing grass fire. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $10,000 | Sporadic trees and wires were blown down across the city of Norwich. Trees and branches were also blown down along Route 23 East. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $10,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in the city of Norwich. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $10,000 | A thunderstorm briefly strengthened to severe limits just to the rear of a cell that had produced extensive damage across the county earlier in the evening. A few trees and power lines came down in the town of Norwich around 830 pm EDT. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $8,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm produced severe winds and knocked over several trees in the area. |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $5,000 | A thunderstorm moved across the region and became severe. This thunderstorm resulted in trees being knocked over on wires. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Norwich | $5,000 | Part of a roof was taken off a building on Saurkraut Lane. Multiple trees were blown down in the County Route 23A and 23 area. |
| June 2002 | Flood | Norwich | $5,000 | Heavy rain from a thunderstorm caused a street closing, the sewer to back up, and a man hole cover to lift in the city of Norwich. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires on Sheldon Street. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $3,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and wires. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $3,000 | Trees and wires were blown down in and around Norwich. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $2,500 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees on North Broad Street in Norwich. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Norwich | $2,000 | Many streets are flooded in the City of Norwich. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $2,000 | Trees and wires were blown down, with power outages from Norwich to Oxford. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $2,000 | Trees and wires were blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $2,000 | Trees and wires were blown down in Norwich. |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Norwich | $2,000 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused washouts along county route 33. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $1,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a roadway. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $1,000 | A few trees and wires were blown down. |
| June 2002 | Lightning | Norwich | $1,000 | Lightning struck a house in the city of Norwich causing a water pipe to burst. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Norwich | - | A tree was blown down on State Route 12. |
| August 2008 | Hail | North Norwich | - | Penney size hail was also reported near this location. |
| May 2007 | Hail | North Norwich | - | Golf ball size hail covered the ground and was approximately two inches deep in one area. |
| September 2007 | Hail | Norwich | - | A severe thunderstorm produced penny size hail in Norwich. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | - | Numerous trees were knocked down. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Norwich | - | A lightning strike caused an explosion at a gas station. Minor damage was reported. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | - | Trees and wires were blown down by thunderstorm winds. Falling trees produced significant damage to homes and businesses. Kiwanis Park also sustained damaged. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | Norwich | - | Numerous roads were closed due to flooding following heavy thunderstorm rains. |
| May 2000 | Flash Flood | North Norwich | - | Numerous roads were closed due to flooding following heavy thunderstorm rains. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Norwich | - | Law enforcement officers reported trees and wired down as well as damage to homes in Norwich. Numerous trees were also blown down in South New Berlin. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Norwich | - | Tree down on Route 12. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Norwich | - | no account filed |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Norwich | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Norwich | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Norwich | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Norwich | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | North Norwich | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Norwich | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | North Norwich | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Norwich | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Norwich | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove East | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hawley Corners | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Polkville | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Springvale | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Plasterville | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| South Plymouth | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Preston Center | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Haynes | 4.6 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Norwich | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1380484 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 959025. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.