Little Valley (village), New York

Little Valley, New York
Little Valley
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°14′58″N 78°47′59″W / 42.24944°N 78.79972°W / 42.24944; -78.79972
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyCattaraugus
TownLittle Valley
Incorporated1870
Government
  MayorJim Bowen (I)
Area
  Total
1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
  Land1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,598 ft (487 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,058
  Density1,055.89/sq mi (407.67/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14755
Area code716
FIPS code36-42829
GNIS feature ID0955720
Phone exchange938
Websitewww.villageoflittlevalley.gov

Little Valley is a village and the county seat of Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It is the location of the county fair (held in August in the fairgrounds north of the village). The village is in the northwest corner of the town of Little Valley, which is north of Salamanca. The village population was 1,084 at the 2020 census, out of a population of 1,740 within the entire town.

The village's name is a relative comparison of two tributaries (the other being the neighboring Great Valley) of the Allegheny River.