Wellsburg, New York

Wellsburg, New York
The First Baptist Church in Wellsburg, built by settlers in the 1790s
Wellsburg
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°0′40″N 76°43′40″W / 42.01111°N 76.72778°W / 42.01111; -76.72778
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyChemung
TownAshland
Area
  Total
0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2)
  Land0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
827 ft (252 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
490
  Density862.68/sq mi (333.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
14894
Area code607
FIPS code36-79081
GNIS feature ID0969051
Websitevillageofwellsburg.com

Wellsburg is a village in Chemung County, New York, United States. The population was 580 at the 2010 census. The village is named after the pioneer family of Abner Wells (1737–1797) who came from Southold on Long Island.

Wellsburg is located in the southeast part of the town of Ashland. It is southeast of the city of Elmira and is part of the Elmira Metropolitan Statistical Area.