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A town of 2,269 people in Chautauqua County, New York

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About Ripley

Town in New York, United States

1817Established

2,323Population

48.9 sq miArea

1,299 ftElevation

Ripley is a town on Lake Erie in the westernmost part of Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 2,310 at the time of the 2020 census. The town was named after Eleazer Wheelock Ripley, a general in the War of 1812. There are no incorporated villages in the town, but there is one census-designated place: the hamlet of Ripley. The town is perhaps best known as being the western terminus of the New York State Thruway.

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ZIP code14775

Area code716

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RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–6 · 147 students

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